{"product_id":"pause-and-reflect-your-guide-to-a-deeper-understanding-of-early-intervention-practice-9781681254265","title":"Pause and Reflect: Your Guide to a Deeper Understanding of Early Intervention Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a new or experienced early intervention professional, taking time to reflect on your daily work is critical to your success. This one‐of‐a‐kind workbook is designed to help you reflect on what you do, why you do it, and how you can continue to grow your skills to ensure the best outcomes for the families you serve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDana Childress, a seasoned practitioner and trainer, gives you a systematic, organized, and efficient way to pause and reflect on your practices, so you can be confident that you're translating the best, most current knowledge into real‐world action every day. Engaging, interactive exercises will help every professional--at any level of experience--examine and enhance their work with young children and families. You'll get reflection prompts, realistic examples, self‐assessments, knowledge checks, action plan templates, and reflective journal pages to fill out as you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReview the \u003cb\u003emission, key principles\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003erecommended practices\u003c\/b\u003e of early intervention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork through a detailed guide to \u003cb\u003econducting effective, balanced EI visits\u003c\/b\u003e that facilitate learning for both children and caregivers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how to gather the most \u003cb\u003emeaningful information from families\u003c\/b\u003e to individualize intervention and develop service plans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover ways to \u003cb\u003emanage your workload\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eavoid burnout\u003c\/b\u003e through time management strategies, stress management, and ongoing professional development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe practical follow-up to \u003ci\u003eFamily‐Centered Early Intervention\u003c\/i\u003e by Raver and Childress, this book is an essential resource for group professional development sessions, independent study, and preservice courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDES STUDY GUIDE!\u003c\/b\u003e A free 6‐month book study guide--available for download online--will help you facilitate training sessions aligned with Dunst's evidence‐informed professional development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dana C. Childress, Ph.D., has worked in the field of early intervention for almost 20 years as an early childhood special educator, service coordinator, supervisor, professional development consultant and writer. She currently works as part of Virginia's early intervention professional development team developing resources, conducting web-based and in-person training, and managing the content for the Virginia Early Intervention Professional Development Centerâ (TM)s website (https: \/\/www.veipd.org\/main\/index.html). She also writes and manages the Centerâ (TM)s Early Intervention Strategies for Success blog (https: \/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/). Dana's interests include family centered practices, autism spectrum disorders, supporting family implementation of intervention strategies, and finding ways to bridge the research to practice gap through interactive professional development for in-service early intervention practitioners. She regularly presents workshops in VA and has presented at state, national, and international conferences. She currently lives in Chesapeake, VA with her family. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brookes Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645729804562,"sku":"9781681254265","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea86ed40-f735-4261-bd9b-be920bc34b9f.jpg?v=1733160856","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pause-and-reflect-your-guide-to-a-deeper-understanding-of-early-intervention-practice-9781681254265","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}