JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY SPECIAL ISSUE ON EARLY PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
A special issue of Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, to be edited by Nurit Yirmiya, will be on the topic of Early Prevention and Intervention Programs and will address work conducted with infants, toddlers and children up to the age of 6 years. Prevention and intervention studies that address typically developing children as well as children with special needs or diagnoses of any kind, and/or their families, and/or their social-educational milieus are welcomed.
Conceptual and theoretical papers as well as authoritative reviews of the literature that advance the field will also be considered. Manuscripts should be submitted by October 2009.
An ISEI member is exploring the state of early childhood services in Dubai. PA Special Education advocate from Saudi Arabia is interested in locating a qualified person to assume the position of Research Chair in the Department of Special Education, King Saud University. This Research Chair would direct the development of Early Childhood Special Education services in Saudi Arabia with a particular focus on early intervention.
If you are interested in guiding this project and working with her to develop these services, please contact:
Haniah Merza
Assistant Professor
Head, Special Education Department King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia m.haniah@gmail.com
6/30/08
An ISEI member is exploring the state of early childhood services in Dubai. Please contact him if you are an ISEI member living in Dubai or a nearby country and have information that can help him understand more about early childhood services and the needs of young children, professionals working with them, and parents in Dubai. If you can refer him to a knowledgeable colleague, that would also be helpful.
I am working with an infant with Aicardi Syndrome – a rare genetic condition characterized by complete or partial absence of the corpus callosum. She is 1 year old and developmentally she shows some abilities on a 0 – 3 months range. I am a board certified music therapist using neurologic music therapy techniques and I am trying to get the best brain picture I can for a child whose brain will operate differently because of the absence of her corpus callosum. For example, commonly in early intervention we use interventions that will incorporate crossing the child’s midline to fire cross hemispheric activity in the brain. But without the corpus callosum, what is happening in her brain when I do activities involving crossing the midline? In order to be the most effective therapist I can be with her, I’d like to gather information from anyone who can help me understand the workings of her brain.
PLEASE REPLY TO:
Patti Catalano, MT-BC, NMT pattimusic@comcast.net
3715 204th CT NE
Sammamish, WA USA 98074
1/19/07
