Pediatric Life Care Planning and Case Management Book

1	Normal growth and development	3
2	Cognitive and psychosocial development of children	15
3	The role of the pediatric care manager in life care planning	31
4	The role of the life care planner in pediatric life care planning	47
5	The role of the pediatric physiatrist in life care planning	87
6	The role of the pediatric neuropsychologist in life care planning	93
7	The role of the pediatric neurologist in life care planning	117
8	The role of the child clinical psychologist in life care planning	125
9	The role of the developmental pediatrician in life care planning	139
10	The role of the occupational therapist in life care planning	149
11	The role of the physical therapist in life care planning	159
12	The role of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in life care planning	177
13	The role of the vocational counselor in life care planning	277
14	The role of the nutritionist in life care planning	325
15	The role of the school nurse in life care planning	339
16	The role of the special education teacher in life care planning	345
17	Role of the home care provider in life care planning	351
18	The role of the educational consultant in life care planning	365
19	Life care planning for the child with a spinal cord injury	375
20	Life care planning for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities	421
21	Life care planning for the child with asthma and other chronic respiratory conditions	487
22	Life care planning for the child with acquired brain injury	529
23	Life care planning for children with cardiac disorders	553
24	Life care planning for pediatric chronic pain patients	577
25	Life care planning for the child with diabetes mellitus	593
26	Life care planning for the child with HIV/AIDs	609
27	Life care planning for the child with a brachial plexus birth injury	627
28	Life care planning for children with pediatric burns	637
29	Life care planning for children and adolescents with mental health disorders	659
30	Life care planning for the child with an amputation	681
31	Life care planning and pediatric transplantation in patients	693
32	Life care planning for the child with a genetic disorder	703
33	Use of the life care plan in a lawsuit involving a child	721
34	Evaluating life care plans from a legal defense perspective	733
35	Use of the life care plan in a lawsuit involving a child : from the perspective of a life care planner	751
36	Daubert v. Merrill Dow : implications for the life care planner	759
37	Life expectancy of severely disabled children : a brief review	781
38	Critical analysis of the life expectancy research from an attorney's perspective	797
39	Special education law and the pediatric patient	819
40	The child who is technologically dependent	839
41	Cultural considerations in life care planning for pediatric patients	855
42	Understanding Medicaid and other funding sources	865
43	Considerations for medical equipment in a pediatric life care plan	873
44	Ethical and moral issues in caring for children with special needs	893
45	Life with Noah : a mother's perspective	909