Children With Special Needs: A Developmental Approach
Children with special needs are shown in High/Scope classrooms. Teachers model the process of incorporating key learning experiences and Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals within the daily routine. Illustrates the five High/Scope principles: acti...
Evidence Based Practices in Mental Health
Explaining the components of evidence-based practice, this DVD examines the ways in which a practice becomes evidence based and presents examples of evidence-based practices in mental health. It also considers the ongoing evolution of mental healthc...
Surgical Drains : Tubes
This title explores several types of surgical drains. It highlights the Jackson-Pratt, Hemovac, Penrose, and wound vacuum. The program considers the rationale for each method, describes proper care and management, and identifies potential complicati...
Gender and Communication: How Men and Women Communicate Differently
Discussing research findings on communication differences between males and females, this program presents and analyzes vignettes that illustrate the differences among male-male communication interactions, male-female interactions, and female-female...
Preschoolers: Cognitive Development
This video examines cognitive development between the ages of three and five. It shows how the brain creates neural bridges, considers preoperational thought, discusses language development, and explains how interactions with adults encourage cognit...
Discrete Trial Training
This program shows how to conduct discrete trial training for children with such learning-related disorders as autism. It teaches how to arrange a classroom environment to facilitate learning, engage children’s attention, deliver verbal instructio...
Laban for Actors: The Eight Effort Actions
Rudolf Laban’s system analyzes movement according to three categories (direction, time, and weight), which yield eight possible combinations that define a movement. This video features footage of acting students learning how to use Laban’s eight...
Introduction to Child Development: Infant, Toddler, and Pre-K
This video examines the levels of physical, social, and emotional development typically reached by children between infancy and four years of age. It considers childhood needs and includes developmental examples.
Prey: An Innovation in Dance Documentation Enhanced Process-Based Instruction
This program looks at Bebe Miller’s choreographic process and her finished piece, Prey. The video includes text, photographs, articles, and a Labanotation presentation and offers footage of instances in the score, contextual information, and an ed...