Training Competencies for School Health Professionals Working With Handicapped Children

Abstract

n recent years, federal, state, and local agencies I have provided more community-based early intervention services for developmentally delayed infants and toddlers. ' This growth has paralleled extensive

Graduate Nursing Education: Developmental Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs

“…Unfortunately, many nurses currently employed in schools and in the community have not received sufficient preparation and support to function effectively in these new roles (Pearl, Welsch, & Brown, 1988;Wallace & Johnson, 1992). Expansion of services into the community has resulted in the need for increased knowledge, technical skill, and interagency collaboration among nurses and other service providers in diverse community settings, creating new roles and responsibilities (Crowly, 1990;Davis & Steele, 1991;Graham, 1989;Hansen, Holaday, & Miles, 1990;McCarthy, 1986;Mulligan-Ault et al, 1988;York, Rainforth, & Dunn, 1990).…”