Desirée Gallimore

The Essential Guide to Safe Travel-Training for Children with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In five clear steps, this guide will equip you to teach children to travel safely and independently. The first book of its kind, it focuses on goal-setting and preparation techniques while detailing obstacles that may arise along the way. Practical and necessary, it is suitable for work with children of any age and ability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781785922572
• ISBN-10: 1785922572
• Artikelnr.: 46888919

Autorenporträt

Dr Desirée Gallimore is the Psychologist/Director of Travel-Training Solutions, and a consultant for parents and professionals on the way to teach safe travel-training for children with intellectual disabilities. She is the Psychologist/Academic Manager for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, and coordinates the Master of Disability Studies (Sensory Disability) at the Macquarie University, Australia. She is also the lead editor of the International Journal of Orientation and Mobility.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. About the author. Introduction. Part One: Travel
Training
The Essentials. 1. A life priority: Safe & independent travel. 2. How to achieve safe and independent travel. Part Two: Travel
Training
The Ingredients. 3. Establishing the travel
training goal. 4. Planning and teaching a travel route. Part Three: Travel
Training
Important Considerations. 5. Techniques for Travel
Training. 6. Environmental Factors. 7. Road Crossing. 8. Other Very Important Travel
Training Skills. 9. Travel
Training in Schools with Student Groups with Disabilities. 10. Travel
Training Case Studies. 11. Appendices. 12. Index.