Disability/Community Supports Books

Community Supports

NEW! The Facts of Life...and More
Sexuality and Intimacy for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Edited by Leslie Walker-Hirsch

NEW! Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities
A Guide for Service Providers, Families, and Congregations
By Erik W. Carter

NEW! Make the Day Matter!
Promoting Typical Lifestyles for Adults with Significant Disabilities
By Pamela M. Walker & Patricia M. Rogan

NEW! Person-Centered Planning Made Easy
The PICTURE Method
By Steve Holburn, Anne Gordon, & Peter M. Vietze

NEW! Sibshops
Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs, Revised Edition
By Don Meyer & Patricia Vadasy

NEW! The Special Needs Planning Guide
How to Prepare for Every Stage of Your Child's Life
By John W. Nadworny & Cynthia R. Haddad

Breaking Bread, Nourishing Connections
People with and without Disabilities Together at Mealtime
By Karin Melberg Schwier & Erin Schwier Stewart

Brothers & Sisters
A Special Part of Exceptional Families, Third Edition
By Peggy A. Gallagher, Thomas H. Powell, & Cheryl A. Rhodes

The Forgotten Generation
The Status and Challenges of Adults with Mild Cognitive Limitations
Edited by Alexander J. Tymchuk, K. Charlie Lakin, & Ruth Luckasson

Freedom to Move
Movement and Dance for People with Intellectual Disabilities
By Kim Dunphy & Jenny Scott

Going to College
Expanding Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Edited by Elizabeth Evans Getzel & Paul H. Wehman

Head Injury Rehabilitation
A Community Team Perspective
Edited by Rosemary Gravell & Roger Johnson

The Health and Wellness Program
A Parenting Curriculum for Families at Risk
By Alexander J. Tymchuk

Person-Centered Planning
Research, Practice, and Future Directions
Edited by Steve Holburn & Peter M. Vietze

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Professional Development

COMING SOON! The ABCs of the ADA
Your Early Childhood Program's Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act
By Karren Ikeda Wood & Victoria Youcha

NEW! The Job Developer's Handbook
Practical Tactics for Customized Employment
By Cary Griffin, David Hammis, & Tammara Geary

Costs and Outcomes of Community Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Edited by Roger J. Stancliffe & K. Charlie Lakin

Developing Staff Competencies for Supporting People with Developmental Disabilities
An Orientation Handbook, Second Edition
By James F. Gardner & Michael S. Chapman

Everybody's Different
Understanding and Changing Our Reactions to Disabilities
By Nancy B. Miller & Catherine C. Sammons

• Professional development available

Getting Ready to Help
A Primer on Interacting in Human Service
By Martin J. McMorrow

"Human services? . . . That must be so rewarding."
A Practical Guide for Professional Development, Second Edition
By Gail S. Bernstein

Quality Enhancement in Developmental Disabilities
Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing World
Edited by Valerie J. Bradley & Madeleine Kimmich

Quality Performance in Human Services
Leadership, Values, and Vision
Edited by James F. Gardner & Sylvia Nudler

Staff Recruitment, Retention, and Training
Strategies for Community Human Services Organizations
By Sheryl A. Larson & Amy S. Hewitt

• Professional development available

Understanding Families
Approaches to Diversity, Disability, and Risk
By Marci J. Hanson & Eleanor W. Lynch

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Program/Staff Evaluation Tools

Ethics in Health Services Management, Fourth Edition
By Kurt Darr

The Periodic Service Review
A Total Quality Assurance System for Human Services and Education
By Gary W. LaVigna, Thomas J. Willis, Julia F. Shaull, Maryam Abedi, & Melissa Sweitzer

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Aging Issues

Aging, Rights, and Quality of Life
Prospects for Older People with Developmental Disabilities
Edited by Stanley S. Herr & Germain Weber

Community Supports for Aging Adults with Lifelong Disabilities
Edited by Matthew P. Janicki & Edward F. Ansello

Moving on without Parents
Planning, Transitions and Sources of Support for Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Intellectual Disability
By Christine Bigby

Women with Disabilities Aging Well
A Global View
By Patricia Noonan Walsh & Barbara LeRoy

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