The Early Intervention Teaming Handbook: The Primary Service Provider Approach - Softcover

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M’Lisa Shelden, PT, Ph.D.
Chair & Program Director
Department of Physical Therapy
Wichita State University

Dr. Shelden is the Chair and Program Director of the Department of Physical Therapy at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. She received her degrees in physical therapy and early childhood special education from the University of Oklahoma. M’Lisa is a graduate Fellow of the ZERO TO THREE National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families and a recipient of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Mary E. Switzer Merit Fellowship. She served as a member of the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center) Workgroup on Principles and Practices of Services in Natural Environments. Dr. Shelden has coauthored several articles related to early intervention teamwork and book chapters related to physical therapy personnel preparation and service delivery and use of a primary service provider approach to teaming. She has coauthored several texts, including Physical Therapy under IDEA, as well as Coaching Families and Colleagues in Early Childhood Intervention, The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook, and The Early Intervention Teaming Handbook: The Primary Service Provider Approach. M’Lisa has consulted with over 30 states and numerous programs across the country and presents nationally on topics related to evidence-based practices, coaching, use of a primary service provider approach to teaming, and provision of services in natural environments.

Dathan Rush, Ed.D. CCC-SLP
Director
Family, Infant and Preschool Program
Morganton, North Carolina
 
Dr. Rush is the Director of the Family, Infant and Preschool Program (FIPP) in Morganton, North Carolina. He received his degree in speech-language pathology from Oklahoma State University and his doctoral degree in Child and Family Studies from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a past president of the Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Rush has served as an editorial board member of Infants and Young Children and as a member of the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center) Workgroup on Principles and Practices of Services in Natural Environments. He has published articles in the area of in-service training, coaching, supporting children and families in natural learning environments, and teaming in early intervention. Dr. Rush coauthored the texts Coaching Families and Colleagues in Early Childhood Intervention, The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook, The Early Intervention Teaming Handbook: The Primary Service Provider Approach. Dathan has also written several book chapters on topics related to coaching and use of a primary service provider approach to teaming. Dr. Rush has consulted with over 30 states and numerous programs across the country and provides training on evidence-based early childhood practices related to how to coach, implement a primary service provider approach to teaming, and provide early intervention supports and services within natural environments.

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