Pediatric Disorders

Paul C. McCabe, NCSP, is an associate professor of school psychology in the School Psychologist Graduate Program at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. McCabe is a New York State certified school psychologist, New York State licensed psychologist, and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). He serves on the editorial boards of several publications in school psychology and developmental psychology, and has consulted at state and national levels on issues of early childhood assessment and best practices, pediatric issues in schools, and training in school psychology. McCabe conducts and publishes research in early childhood social, behavioral, and language development and concomitant problems; pediatric school psychology and health issues addressed by schools; and social justice issues in training, especially training educators to advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth. McCabe received his PhD in clinical and school psychology from Hofstra University. He holds undergraduate degrees from University of Rochester and Cazenovia College. Steven R. Shaw, NCSP, is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He has been a school psychologist since 1988 with clinical and administrative experience in schools, hospitals, and independent practice. He has conducted workshops and consulted with educational policy makers to address the needs of children with borderline intellectual functioning in the US, Canada, Pakistan, Moldova, Poland, India, and Egypt. Shaw conducts and publishes research in behavior and language development in children with rare genetic disorders; resilience factors for children with risk factors for school failure, especially borderline intellectual functioning; and pediatric school psychology and health issues addressed by schools. Shaw received a PhD in school psychology from the University of Florida.

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• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsI. Introduction: Schools as Partners in Health Care Delivery1. Trends in Health Care Delivery: The Increased Burden on Schools as Health Care Providers - Paul C. McCabe, Steven R. ShawIntroductionPediatrics in the SchoolsRole of Federal LegislationKeeping Pace with the Trends in Health CareMeeting the Additional BurdenReferences2. Collaboration Between Educators and Medical Professionals: Models, Barriers and Implications - Sarah Glaser, Tia Ouimet, Steven R. ShawIntroductionBackgroundWhy Collaboration between Educators and Medical Professionals is NecessaryModels of CollaborationIndependent functions modelMultidisciplinary team modelInterdisciplinary team modelTransdisciplinary team modelObstacles and Barriers to Effective CollaborationDual systemsInterprofessional tensionsFinancial and administrative issuesLegal issuesCredentialingEthical issuesImplications for EducatorsStrategies for Effective Collaboration between Educators and Medical ProfessionalsRespecting professional boundariesEncouraging active participationPromoting frequent and clear communicationFostering community relationshipsDeveloping prevention and health promotion programs for studentsConclusions and Future DirectionsEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Strategies for Effective Communication Between Educators and Medical ProfessionalsII. Current Issues in Pediatric Disorders and Treatments3. Role of Otitis media in Hearing Loss and Language Deficits - Amy M. Racanello, Paul C. McCabeIntroductionBackgroundDisease OverviewMedical TreatmentRisk Factors for Developing Otitis MediaAgeChronicityHeritabilityChromosomal DisordersBiofilmsAllergiesOtitis Media and Speech and Language DevelopmentImplications for EducatorsStudent specific strategiesGeneral classroom strategiesEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Otitis Media4. Childhood Immunizations: The Power of Misinformation - Michelle Klein Brenner, Paul C. McCabeIntroductionBackgroundDevelopment of VaccinationsOpposition to ImmunizeFear of side effectsFear of developing another disorderHemophilus influenza B (Hib) and diabetesPertussis and asthmaMeasles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and autismImplications for EducatorsEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Childhood Immunizations: Know the Facts5. Shaken Baby Syndrome: Immediate and Long Term Consequences and Implications for Educators - Tiffany Folmer Lawrence, Paul C. McCabeIntroductionBackgroundPrevalence and Risk Factors for Shaken Baby SyndromeClinical Presentation of SBSDifferential DiagnosisPrevention and InterventionImplications for EducatorsConclusionEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome6. Assessment and Intervention for Sleep Problems - Joseph A. Buckhalt, Mona El-SheikhIntroductionBackgroundDiagnostic Considerations for Sleep DisordersSleep and health CorrelatesAdolescent Sleep PatternsAssessing Sleep ProblemsImplications for EducatorsEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Sleep Disorders7. Cognitive Effects of Childhood Leukemia Treatments - Paul C. McCabeIntroductionBackgroundDefinition of LeukemiaEtiology and TreatmentLearning OutcomesAttention and MemoryCognitive AbilitiesGender EffectsLimitationsImplications for EducatorsEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Cognitive Effects of Leukemia Treatments8. An Overview of Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - Sarah A. B. Wilson, W. mark Posey, Emily E. PowellIntroductionBackgroundScope of the ProblemMotor Development and Visual-Motor Effects of HIVCognitive EffectsLanguage DevelopmentExecutive FunctioningPsychological AdjustmentDiscloseImplications for EducatorsEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Pediatric HIV9. Bacterial Meningitis - Paul C. McCabe, Fallon LattariIntroductionBackgroundPathogenesisClinical SymptomsNeurological EffectsDiagnosisEpidemiology, Immunization, and TreatmentResearch LimitationsPreventionImplications for EducatorsEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Information about Bacterial Meningitis10. Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Infections: Etiology, Physical and Neuropsychological Sequelae in Children - Ronald A. Hamlen, Deborah S. KlimanIntroductionBackgroundInfection Incidence and RiskDiagnosisNeurological and Cognitive DeficitsDevelopmental Delay, Attention and Austistic Spectrum DisordersDepressive, Panic and Aggressive DisordersLong-term OutcomeImplications for EducatorsEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-pediatric Lyme Disease and Associated Tick-Bourne InfectionsIII. Prevention and Wellness Intervention11. Childhood Obesity Prevention: A Review for Educators - Jessica Blom-Hoffman, Laura AndersonIntroductionBackgroundChild & Family ContextBiological FactorsBehavioral FactorsSocioeconomic and Cultural Factors at the Family LevelThe CommunityThe SchoolIntra-School ProcessesSchool EnvironmentFamily, Community, & School: Healthy Weight FacilitatedEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Strategies to Help Children Achieve a Healthy Weight12. Low Level Aggression in the School: Issues and Interventions - Rebecca Lakin Gullan, Julie Paquette MacEvoy,IntroductionBackgroundWhat is a Normal Level of Aggression?Conflict versus AggressionCultural DifferencesClassroom DifferencesDefining Non-Physical AggressionBullies, Victims, and Aggressive-VictimsBully-VictimsAggression and Social Status: The Role of Perceived PopularityImplications for EducatorsEvaluation at the Child LevelEvaluating ContextMatching Intervantion to Child Contextual CharacteristicsPreventionIntervening with VictimsIntervening with AggressorsIntervening with Bully-VictimsChanging Social NormsEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Helping Children with Aggression13. Accident Prevention - Marybeth Bailer-Heath, Sarah Valley-GrayIntroductionBackgroundMotor Vehicle SafetyPedestrian SafetyBicycle SafetySports, Recreation, and Swim SafetySports and Recreation SafetySwim SafetyTraumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord InjuryImplications for EducatorsEducational StrategiesDiscussion QuestionsResearch SummaryHandout-Tips to Prevent Childhood Accidental InjuryAppendixGlossaryReferencesIndex