A volume in Critical Concerns in Blindness Series Editor Edward C. Bell, Louisiana Tech University All parents hope for an independent future for their blind/visually impaired child. To turn that hope into a reality, parents need to understand the scope of skill development that must be addressed, along with the importance of equal expectations for the child's development, proper training, and opportunity to practice and develop skills. But what if expectations are low, training in blindness skills is scanty or even absent, and overprotection prevents the blind/VI child from learning and practicing skills? The idea of an independent future can remain a distant dream. The purpose of this book is to guide parents and teachers in fostering the blind/visually impaired child's skill development in such critical areas as academics, independent movement and travel, social interaction, daily living, and self-advocacy, so that he or she will truly be on the road to an independent future. A practical, easy to use guide, written in plain English, the book warns about common problem areas and provides ideas for getting and keeping the child's education and development on track. It highlights the interplay between skills and competence, confidence, self-respect, and the respect of others. Of the small number of books and videos available on the subject, most were written by professionals in the field and many begin with the supposition that blindness is at best sad and at worst tragic. Few --maybe none --have the ardent passion for independence that the parent of a blind/visually impaired child brings to the subject. Instead of overwhelming parents and teachers with the difficulty of the undertaking before them, Getting Ready for College Begins in Third Grade will inspire their confidence and enthusiasm for the task at hand.

A volume in Critical Concerns in Blindness Series Editor Edward C. Bell, Louisiana Tech University All parents hope for an independent future for their blind/visually impaired child. To turn that hope into a reality, parents need to understand the scope of skill development that must be addressed, along with the importance of equal expectations for the child's development, proper training, and opportunity to practice and develop skills. But what if expectations are low, training in blindness skills is scanty or even absent, and overprotection prevents the blind/VI child from learning and practicing skills? The idea of an independent future can remain a distant dream. The purpose of this book is to guide parents and teachers in fostering the blind/visually impaired child's skill development in such critical areas as academics, independent movement and travel, social interaction, daily living, and self-advocacy, so that he or she will truly be on the road to an independent future. A practical, easy to use guide, written in plain English, the book warns about common problem areas and provides ideas for getting and keeping the child's education and development on track. It highlights the interplay between skills and competence, confidence, self-respect, and the respect of others. Of the small number of books and videos available on the subject, most were written by professionals in the field and many begin with the supposition that blindness is at best sad and at worst tragic. Few --maybe none --have the ardent passion for independence that the parent of a blind/visually impaired child brings to the subject. Instead of overwhelming parents and teachers with the difficulty of the undertaking before them, Getting Ready for College Begins in Third Grade will inspire their confidence and enthusiasm for the task at hand.

Making It Work is destined to be the definitive guide for years to come on how to make the regular school education a successful experience for blindvisually impaired children. With chapters flowing logically and full of detailed, useful information, it will be an essential handbook for school staff, specialized service providers, and parents of blindvisually impaired children. This is an exquisite, enlightened guide for the education of blindvisually impaired children in the new millennium.

Este trabajo examino los cambios en la motivacion autonoma y controlada en un grupo de adolescentes consumidores en riesgo y consumidores excesivos de alcohol, que recibio una intervencion basada en la Entrevista Motivacional (EM).La motivacion autonoma segun la Teoria de la Autodeterminacion (TAD) (Ryan & Deci, 2000), tiene efectos positivos sobre el bienestar psicologico y la intencion de cambiar comportamientos de riesgo. Adicionalmente se plantea que las tecnicas de la EM pueden afectar los factores de autonomia, competencia y relacion interpersonal que influyen sobre la motivacion autonoma.Los resultados de este estudio, analizados mediante un ANOVA de medidas repetidas, muestran que los puntajes de la motivacion autonoma aumentaron asi como los de la motivacion controlada, sugiriendo que la intervencion promovio este tipo de regulacion hacia el consumo moderado, expresada en terminos de controles externos como la aprobacion social. Estos resultados sugieren que la EM es una tecnica promisoria para la intervencion con adolescentes colombianos ya que tiene efectos positivos cuantificables sobre los dos tipos de motivacion."