Table of Contents

SECTION 1: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN
Normal Growth and Development, Pasquale Accardo
Cognitive and Psychosocial Development of Children, Carol Walker
SECTION 2: THE ROLES OF THE LIFE CARE PLAN TEAM
The Role of the Pediatric Case Manager in Life Care Planning, Priscilla P. Phillips and Nancy J. Bond
The Role of the Life Care Planner in Pediatric Life Care Planning, Susan Riddick-Grisham
The Role of the Pediatric Physiatrist in Life Care Planning, Dennis J. Matthews
The Role of the Pediatric Neuropsychologist in Life Care Planning, Laura A. Taylor, Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, Lee A. Livingston, and Amy Riddick
The Role of the Pediatric Neurologist in Life Care Planning, Phillip L. Pearl
The Role of the Child Clinical Psychologist in Life Care Planning, Ann V. Deaton and Josie Castaldi
The Role of the Developmental Pediatrician in Life Care Planning, Pasquale J. Accardo and Jennifer Accardo
The Role of the Occupational Therapist in Life Care Planning, Jill Poth Lack
The Role of the Physical Therapist in Life Care Planning, Gina Ricardo and Julie Good
The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists in Life Care Planning, Carolyn Wiles Higdon
The Role of the Vocational Counselor in Life Care Planning, Ann T. Neulicht and Debbie E. Berens
The Role of the Nutritionist in Life Care Planning, Janet Sugarman Isaacs
The Role of the School Nurse in Life Care Planning, Kathleen Rita Frame
The Role of the Special Education Teacher in Life Care Planning, Patricia J. Hill
The Role of the Home Care Provider in Life Care Planning, Karen Gunter and Sandra Matteson
The Role of the Educational Consultant in Life Care Planning, Candace H. David and Whitney C. Sears
SECTION 3: CHRONIC CONDITIONS/DISABILITY STATES
Life Care Planning for the Child with a Spinal Cord Injury, Terry Winkler and Laura Deming
Life Care Planning for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Jacob A. Neufeld, Eugenio Monasterio, Lee A. Livingston, Laura A. Taylor, Susan Riddick-Grisham, and Robert H. Taylor
Life Care Planning for the Child with Asthma and Other Chronic Respiratory Conditions, Susan G. Engelman
Life Care Planning for the Child with Acquired Brain Injury, Ronald C. Savage, Frederick T. Klingbiel, and Heidi L. Fawber
Life Care Planning for the Children with Cardiac Disorders, Patricia Allison-Maguire and Susan G. Engelman
Life Care Planning for Pediatric Chronic Pain Patients, Kenneth R. Goldschneider and Wendy Ohme
Life Care Planning for the Child with Diabetes Mellitus, Amy M. Sutton and Rodney A. Lorenz
Life Care Planning for the Child with HIV/AIDS, Robert A. Murphy
Life Care Planning for the Child with a Brachial Plexus Injury, Lorna E. Ramos, John A.I. Grossman, and Andrew E. Price
Life Care Planning for Children with Pediatric Burns, Robert L. Sheridan, and Laura E. Fox
Life Care Planning for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Disorders, Frank Platt III and Conni Wells
Life Care Planning for the Child with an Amputation, Robert H. Meier III
Life Care Planning and Pediatric Transplantation in Patients, Cassandra Smith-Fields, Berni Chrobak, Karina Danner-Koptik, Renee Shores, and Diana Cepulionis
Life Care Planning for the Child with a Genetic Disorder, G. Bradley Schaefer and Bruce A. Buehler
SECTION 4: FORENSIC CONSIDERATIONS
Use of the Life Care Plan in a Lawsuit Involving a Child, Bruce H. Stern
Evaluating Life Care Plans from a Legal Defense Perspective, Gary W. Brown and Adam Smith
Use of the Life Care Plan in a Lawsuit Involving a Child: From the Perspective of a Life Care Planner, Connie Sunday and Terry Kennedy Arnold
Daubert v. Merrill Dow: Implications for the Life Care Planner, Paul M. Deutsch
Life Expectancy of Severely Disabled Children: A Brief Review, Audrius V. Plioplys
SPECIAL ISSUES
Special Education Law and the Pediatric Patient, Sharon S. England
The Child Who is Technologically Dependent, Thomas W. King
Culturalal Considerations in Life Care Planning for Pediatric Patients, Cora C. Muñoz and Linda Hemmila
Understanding Medicaid and Other Funding Sources, Mary Anne Ehlert and Brian Rubin
Considerations for Medical Equipment in a Pediatric Life Care Plan, Paul Amsterdam
Ethical and Moral Issues in Caring for Children with Special Needs, Teresa A. Savage
Life with Noah: A Mother's Perspective, Susan J. Redmond

Reviews

"a comprehensive resource that refines the principles and practices of both life care planning and case management, specifically as they relate to children with disabilities. [the book] addresses all present issues and projects them into the future so far as possible. This is an essential book not at it relates to life care planning and case management, but also to rehabilitation counselors who might have input into the plan, as well as a role in implementing the plan." Joseph E. Havranek, Ed.D., Bowling Green University, Ohio, USA for Rehabilitation Professional