This book presents a model multidisciplinary approach to care--family-centered and collaborative--that has proven effective in practice. A pillar of the approach is recognition of the importance of performing culturally competent assessment and adjusting

Contents: Preface. P.A. Prelock, C.M. Vargas, A Different Kind of Challenge. J. Yoder, N. DiVenere, Family-Centered Care and the Family's Perspective: Traumatic Brain Injury, Cancer, and Co-Morbid Learning Challenges. C.M. Vargas, J. Beatson, Cultural Competence in Differential Diagnosis: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Reactive Attachment Disorder. D.A. O'Rourke, S.H. Contompasis, M. Holland, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Follow-Up Clinic: Interdisciplinary Developmental Assessment for At-Risk Infants and Their Families. D.A. O'Rourke, R. Dennis, Community-Based, Interdisciplinary Assessment: Considering the Context for a Child With Spina Bifida. M.P. Dewees, J.E. Beatson, P. Douglas, Care Coordination in Challenging Contexts: Attention Deficit, Learning Disabilities, and Hearing Impairment. S.H. Contompasis, S. Burchard, On the Cutting Edge of Ethical Dilemmas: Reconciling an Adolescent's Transition to Adulthood. J. Yoder, S. Burchard, Parent to Parent Practicum to Learn About the Family Perspective: Down Syndrom and Celiac Disease. P.A. Prelock, C.M. Vargas, The Role of Partnerships in Program Development for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders. P.J. Cooper, R. Dennis, Building Capacity in Law, Policy, and Leadership: Public Administration in Support of Families and Clinicians. C.M. Vargas, P.A. Prelock, P.J. Cooper, The Pillars, the Process, and the People: An Innovative Approach to Training Health Professionals in Interdisciplinary Practice.