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Susan Janko Summers, Ph.D., is an educational ethnographer who has
studied and written about child maltreatment, infant mental health,
children with disabilities, and children and families at risk in
the contexts of culture, community, and educational settings. She
earned interdisciplinary master� (TM)s and doctoral degrees with an
emphasis on early childhood special education at the University of
Oregon. She is keenly interested in the effects of mindfulness and
meditation on emotional health and social relationships.
Rachel Chazan-Cohen, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Applied Developmental Psychology at George Mason University in Virginia. Previously, she was a senior research analyst and Coordinator of Infant and Toddler Research in the Office of Planning Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She trained in developmental and clinical psychology at Yale University, where she earned a doctoral degree, and at Tufts University, where she earned a master� (TM)s degree. She is particularly interested in the biological, relational, and environmental factors influencing the development of at-risk children and, most especially, on the creation, evaluation, and refinement of intervention programs for families with infants and toddlers.
Dr. Squires is Professor of Special Education, focusing on the field of early intervention/early childhood special education. She oversees research and outreach projects in the areas of developmental screening, implementation of screening systems, early identification of developmental delays, and the involvement of parents in monitoring their young children� (TM)s development.
She is lead author of the Ages & Stages Questionnaires(R), Third Edition (ASQ(R)-3; with D. Bricker; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2009), Ages & Stages Questionnaires(R) Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ(R) SE-2; with D. Bricker and E. Twombly; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2015), and the Social-Emotional Assessment/Evaluation Measure (SEAM(TM)), Research Edition (with D. Bricker, M. Waddell, K. Funk, J. Clifford, & R. Hoselton; Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2014).
She has authored or coauthored more than 90 books, chapters, assessments, videotapes, and articles on developmental screening and early childhood disabilities. In 2013, she coauthored the book Developmental Screening in Your Community: An Integrated Approach for Connecting Children with Services (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2013). Dr. Squires currently teaches doctoral-level courses in early intervention/special education and conducts research on comprehensive early identification and referral systems for preschool children.
The Midwest Book Review, Psychology Shelf
"When the mind is forming and learning, it is the most vulnerable.
Understanding Early Childhood Mental Health is a guide for
pediatricians and other health workers on understanding the mind of
an infant and toddler and understanding the indicators of early
mental health issues in children, as well as issues that parents
face, fatigue, and much more. An important topic that isn't spoke
often, Understanding Early Childhood Mental Health is a choice and
recommended pick for health and psychology collections.
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