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A Medical Companion to the Developmental Disabilities
$20.00
This book describes 55 medical conditions that cause developmental disabilities. It also describes 12 disorders – epilepsy plus 11 psychiatric illnesses – that commonly afflict disabled individuals, as well as the medications used to treat them. The material should be accessible to care providers with little or no medical background yet detailed enough for physicians and nurses to use as a quick refresher. Its intended audience includes:
- special education teachers and support staff
- physical, occupational, and speech therapists
- psychologists and social work counselors
- workers in Special Olympics and at camps for the disabled
- clinicians, nurses, day habilitation and residential staff, work
- supervisors, job coaches, and support personnel at agencies that provide comprehensive care to disabled individuals, such as The Arc, Easter Seals, and United Cerebral Palsy
This reference should prove useful – and hopefully interesting – to anyone involved in the care of disabled people. It will help providers better understand the medical issues affecting their clients, enhance communication with their clients’ physicians, and, perhaps, even expand the care they can provide.
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About the book
This book describes 55 medical conditions that cause developmental disabilities. It also describes 12 disorders – epilepsy plus 11 psychiatric illnesses – that commonly afflict disabled individuals, as well as the medications used to treat them. The material should be accessible to care providers with little or no medical background yet detailed enough for physicians and nurses to use as a quick refresher. Its intended audience includes:
This reference should prove useful – and hopefully interesting – to anyone involved in the care of disabled people. It will help providers better understand the medical issues affecting their clients, enhance communication with their clients’ physicians, and, perhaps, even expand the care they can provide.
- special education teachers and support staff
- physical, occupational, and speech therapists
- psychologists and social work counselors
- workers in Special Olympics and at camps for the disabled
- clinicians, nurses, day habilitation and residential staff, work
supervisors, job coaches, and support personnel at agencies that provide comprehensive care to disabled individuals, such as The Arc, Easter Seals, and United Cerebral Palsy
This reference should prove useful – and hopefully interesting – to anyone involved in the care of disabled people. It will help providers better understand the medical issues affecting their clients, enhance communication with their clients’ physicians, and, perhaps, even expand the care they can provide.
About Dr. Verme
Dr. Verme completed medical school at Michigan State University and did his family medicine residency at Marshall University in West Virginia. He currently serves as the Medical Director of The Arc Wayne (NY) clinic system. Dr. Verme lives outside of Rochester, NY with his wife, Nancy.
