Nurturing Children and Families Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton

by Lester, Barry M.; Sparrow, Joshua D.

• ISBN13: 9781405196000
• ISBN10: 1405196009
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-30
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This volume celebrates the work and influence of T. Berry Brazelton, one of the world's foremost pediatricians, by bringing together contributions from researchers and clinicians whose own pioneering work has been inspired by Brazelton's foundations in the field of child development.- Includes contributions from experts influenced by the work of Brazelton - from a wide range of fields including pediatrics, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, and policy - Provides an overview of the field of child development, from the explosion of infant research in the 1960s to contemporary studies - Outlines the achievements and influence of T. Berry Brazelton, one of the world's foremost pediatricians, and his lasting influence in continuing research, practice, and policy

Author Biography

Barry M. Lester, PhD is Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Pediatrics and founding Director of the Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Brown University Alpert Medical School and Women and Infants Hospital. Joshua D. Sparrow, MD is Director of Special Initiatives at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center, Children's Hospital Boston, and Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xxiv
Acknowledgments	p. xxx
About	p. xxxii
A Tribute to T. Berry Brazelton	p. xxxv
A Scientific Revolution in Behavioral and Developmental Research	p. 1
Changing Paradigms	p. 3
Transforming the Research Landscape	p. 3
Aligning Systems of Care with the Relational Imperative of Development: Building Community through Collaborative Consultation	p. 15
Advances in Understanding Fetal and Newborn Behavior	p. 29
Before Infant Assessment: Fetal Neurobehavior	p. 29
The Development of the NBAS: A Turning Point in Understanding the Newborn	p. 42
Keys to Developing Early Parent-Child Relationships	p. 53
Prenatal Depression Effects on Neurobehavioral Dysregulation	p. 64
Self-Regulatory and Relational Processes	p. 73
A New Look at Parent-Infant Interaction: Infant Arousal Dynamics	p. 73
Infants and Mothers: Self- and Mutual Regulation and Meaning Making	p. 83
Regression and Reorganization in Relational Models of Development	p. 95
Patterns of Instability and Change: Observations on Regression Periods in Typically Developing Infants	p. 95
The Four Whys of Age-Linked Regression Periods in Infancy	p. 107
Relational and Contextual Developmental Models	p. 121
An Ethical Framework for Educating Children with Special Needs and All Children	p. 121
Protective Environments in Africa and Elsewhere	p. 132
Neuroscience Perspectives on Relational and Developmental Models	p. 141
A Neurobiological Perspective on the Work of Berry Brazelton	p. 141
Hidden Regulators Within the Mother-Infant Interaction	p. 154
Temperaments as Sets of Preparedness	p. 164
From Theory to Practice: Innovations in Clinical Intervention	p. 175
Preventive Interventions: Home Visitation	p. 177
Touchpoints in a Nurse Home Visiting Program	p. 177
The Nurse-Family Partnership	p. 192
Early Interventions: The Care of Infants Born Preterm	p. 205
Advances in the Understanding and Care of the Preterm Infant	p. 205
Fueling Development by Enhancing Infant-Caregiver Relationships: Transformation in the Developmental Therapies	p. 219
Infant Mental Health and the Treatment of Early Trauma	p. 231
Infant Mental Health	p. 231
Ghosts and Angels in the Nursery: Conflict and Hope in Raising Babies	p. 242
Understanding and Helping Traumatized Infants and Families	p. 254
Child Maltreatment: The Research Imperative and the Exportation of Results to Clinical Contexts	p. 264
Translational Science: Implications for Professional Development, Systems of Care, and Policy	p. 275
Changing Practice and Improving Care through Professional Development	p. 277
Developing the Infant Mental Health Workforce: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strengths for Translating Research to Professional Development and Practice	p. 277
The Touchpoints Approach for Early Childhood Care and Education Providers	p. 288
Early Innovations in Behavioral/Developmental Pediatric Fellowship Training: A Fresh Approach to Medical Professional Development	p. 300
Innovating Change in Service Delivery, Systems of Care, and Policy	p. 309
The Birth of Child Life: Creating a Child-Friendly, Developmental Hospital Environment	p. 309
Improving Healthcare Service Delivery Systems and Outcomes with Relationship-based Nursing Practices	p. 321
Translating the Science of Early Childhood Development into Policy and Practice	p. 332
Placing Relationships at the Core of Early Care and Education Programs	p. 341
Changing Ways of Being	p. 353
Respect and Healing	p. 353
Index	p. 363
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