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

by Editor: Barry M. Lester (Brown University, USA ); Editor: Joshua D. Sparrow (Harvard University, USA )

• ISBN13: 9781444324624
• ISBN10: 1444324624
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-07-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

T. Berry Brazelton is one of the world’s foremost pediatricians, whose groundbreaking research has transformed the way we understand infants, children, and families. However, Brazelton’s legacy has reached well beyond his own domain. Building on the foundations he laid, experts from a wide range of fields including pediatrics, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, and policy, here share their own pioneering work. The volume provides an overview of child development, outlining advancements in the field from the explosion of infant research in the 1960s to contemporary studies into the molecular basis for behavior. Furthermore, it demonstrates the extraordinary impact that this accumulated research has had on practice, policy, and society at large.

Nurturing Children and Families is a significant contribution to our understanding of children and families in the twenty-first century and will be welcomed by students, researchers, clinicians, and policymakers who wish to further build on Brazelton’s work.

Table of Contents

Introduction

A Tribute to T. Berry Brazelton: Excerpted remarks from Pioneering Change Symposium, November 15, 2008, in honor of Dr. Brazelton's life's work

A Scientific Revolution In Behavioral And Developmental Research

Changing Paradigms

Transforming the Research Landscape

Aligning Systems of Care with the Relational Imperative of Development: Building Community through Collaborative Consultation

Advances in Understanding Fetal and Newborn Behavior

Before Infant Assessment: Fetal Neurobehavior

The Development of the NBAS -- A Turning Point in Understanding the Newborn

Keys to Developing Early Parent-Child Relationships

Prenatal Depression Effects on Neurobehavioral Dysregulation

Self-Regulatory and Relational Processes

A New Look at Parent-Infant Interaction: Infant Arousal Dynamics

Infants and Mothers: Self- and Mutual Regulation and Meaning Making

Regression and Reorganization in Relational Models of Development

Patterns of Instability and Change: Observations on Regression Periods in Typically Developing Infants

The 4 WHY'S of Age Linked Regression Periods in Infancy

Relational and Contextual Developmental Models

An Ethical Framework for Educating Children with Special Needs and All Children

Protective Environments in Africa and Elsewhere

Neuroscience Perspectives on Relational and Developmental Models

A Neurobiological Perspective of the Work of Berry Brazelton

Hidden Regulators within the Mother-Infant Interaction

Temperament as Sets of Preparedness

From Theory To Practice: Innovations In Clinical Intervention

Preventive Interventions: Home Visitation

Touchpoints in a Nurse Visiting Program

The Nurse Family Partnership: Honoring T. Berry Brazelton

Early Interventions: The Care of Infants Born Preterm

Understanding the Preterm Infant

Fueling Development by Enhancing Infant-Caregiver Relationships: Transformation in the Developmental Therapies

Infant Mental Health and the Treatment of Early Trauma

Infant Mental Health

Ghosts and Angels in the Nursery: Conflict and Hope in Raising Babies

Understanding and Helping Traumatized Infants and Families

Child Maltreatment: The Research Imperative and the Exportation of Results to Clinical Contexts

Translational Science: Implications For Professional Development, Systems Of Care, And Policy

Changing Practice and Improving Care through Professional Development

Developing the Infant Mental Health Workforce: Opportunities, Challenges and Strengths for Translating Research to Professional Development and Practice

The Touchpoints Approach for Early Childhood Care and Education Providers

Early Innovations in Behavioral/Developmental Pediatric Fellowship Training -- A Fresh Approach to Medical Professional Development

Innovating Change in Service Delivery, Systems of Care, and Policy

The Birth of Child Life: Creating a Child-Friendly Hospital Environment

Improving Healthcare Service Delivery Systems and Outcomes with Relationship-based Nursing Practices

Translating the Science of Early Childhood Development into Policy and Practice

Placing Relationships at the Core of Early Care and Education Programs

Changing Ways of Being

Respect and Healing

Index

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