Understanding intensive interaction : contects and concepts for professionals and families / Graham Firth, Ruth Berry, Cath Irvine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berry, Ruth.

Irvine, Cath.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmentally disabled--Means of communication.

Developmentally disabled.

Developmentally disabled--Rehabilitation.

Interpersonal communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This compendium offers a multidisciplinary perspective to intensive interaction, bringing together the authors' experience and research from different disciplines. Each chapter is devoted to an over-arching concept - including psychological theories of human behaviour, relationship building and maintenance and social inclusion.

Contents:

Understanding Intensive InteractionContexts and Concepts for Professionals and Families; Foreword; Introduction; 1 What is Intensive Interaction?; 2 Issues Associated with Personal Characteristics; 3 Issues Associated with Social Inclusion (Being with Someone); 4 Issues Associated with Human Communication; 5 Relationship Building and Maintenance; 6 Issues Associated with Human Learning (Developmental Issues); 7 Some Psychological Theories of Human Behaviour; 8 Some Psychological Concepts; 9 Some Issues Associated with the Practicalities of Approach Use; 10 Creating an Interactive Environment

11 Issues Associated with the Socio-political Environment12 Issues Associated with Approach Development and Dissemination; References; Further Reading; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612767258

9781282767256

1282767259

9780857003591

0857003593

OCLC:

669517182