Teaching Social Communication to Children with Autism and Other Developmental Delays (2-book set) Second Edition

The Project ImPACT Guide to Coaching Parents and The Project ImPACT Manual for Parentsby Brooke Ingersoll and Anna Dvortcsak Published: July 2, 2019ISBN 9781462538140448 PagesORDER CODE: 9781462538140   Recognized as one of the most effective coaching programs for parents of young children (up to age 6) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related social communication delays, this two-book set has been fully revised and updated. It presents everything needed to implement Project ImPACT, an intervention curriculum that teaches parents ways to enhance children's social engagement, communication, imitation, and play skills, within meaningful activities and daily routines. The Guide to Coaching Parents provides a complete introduction and step-by-step coaching procedures for practitioners working with individual parents or groups. The Manual for Parents, which includes 20 reproducible forms, helps parents master the strategies and use them at home. Both volumes have a convenient large-size format. The parent manual is also sold separately  Purchasers get access to a companion website featuring 42 reproducible forms for practitioners and parents (several of which can be filled in onscreen before printing), as well as video clips of the techniques and PowerPoint slides for use in teaching parent groups. A second companion website for parents features the parent forms and video clips only. TABLE OF CONTENTSThe Project ImPACT Guide to Coaching ParentsI. An Introduction to Project ImPACT1. Project ImPACT: An Overview2. Planning and Implementing Project ImPACT3. Collaborating with Parents in Project ImPACT4. Project ImPACT IntakeII. Individual Parent Coaching Model GuidelinesUnit 1. Getting StartedUnit 2. Focus on Your ChildUnit 3. Adjust Your CommunicationUnit 4. Create OpportunitiesUnit 5. Teach New SkillsUnit 6. Shape the InteractionUnit 7. Moving ForwardUnit 8. (Optional) Manage Your Child’s Challenging BehaviorIII. Group Parent Coaching Model GuidelinesUnit 1. Getting StartedUnit 2. Focus on Your Child and Adjust Your CommunicationUnit 3. Create OpportunitiesUnit 4. Teach New Communication SkillsUnit 5. Teach New Imitation and Play SkillsUnit 6. Shape the Interaction and Moving ForwardAppendix. Web-Based MaterialsReferencesThe Project ImPACT Manual for ParentsAbout This Manual1. Getting Started2. Focus on Your Child3. Adjust Your Communication4. Create Opportunities5. Teach New Skills6. Shape the Interaction7. Moving Forward8. (Optional) Manage Your Child’s Challenging BehaviorFurther Reading ABOUT THE AUTHORSBrooke Ingersoll, PhD, BCBA-D, is Associate Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University, where she is Director of the Autism Research Lab. She has published extensively on the development, evaluation, and dissemination of social communication interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families, and provides training to professionals nationally and internationally. With Anna Dvortcsak, she is codeveloper of Project ImPACT (Improving Parents As Communication Teachers).Author's websiteAll titles by Brooke Ingersoll Anna Dvortcsak, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech pathologist in private practice in Portland, Oregon. She provides consulting, training to families with children with autism spectrum disorder and social communication disorders, individualized speech and language services, and training to professionals nationally and internationally. Ms. Dvortcsak conducts research on the efficacy of interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder and has presented her findings at professional conferences and in peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. With Brooke Ingersoll, she is codeveloper of Project ImPACT (Improving Parents As Communication Teachers).