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The Nature of Nurture
This is a must read for those who are looking for research-based information on the biological and environmental factors that impact the development of drug-exposed children. Author: Ira J. Chasnoff
Price: $30.00
What's a Foster Family, Anyway?
Many foster children experience emotional turmoil due to the lack of information they receive regarding the foster care process and the expectations that are placed upon them in their new surroundings. This book helps children gain a basic understanding of the foster care system and helps answer tha Author: Martine Golden Inlay
Price: $10.00
Risk & Promise
The purpose of the book is to help prospective parents better understand the risk factors as well as the protective factors a child from overseas is presenting, support the parents through the decision-making process, and guide them during the period of transition in their lives as their new child moves into their family. Author: Ira J. Chasnoff, MD, Linda D. Schwartz, PhD, Cheryl L. Pratt, PhD, Gwendolyn J. Neuberger, MD
Price: $14.95
The Listening Heart – DVD Home/Private Use
The Listening Heart is an educational documentary that chronicles the day-to-day challenges of children, parents, and families who struggle with the consequences of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).
Price: $24.99
Little Heroes: Issue #5 (Military Separation)
Little Heroes #5: Military Separation is the newest addition to the Little Heroes series. Released in January 2006, Little Heroes #5: Military Separation is an amazing tool for explaining to children what happens when a parent is mobilized overseas.
Price: $8.00
Little Heroes: Issue #4 (Sensory Integration and Behavior Problems in the Young Child)
Little Heroes #4: Sensory Integration and Behavior Problems in the Young Child, is designed to help parents explain to their child about the behavior problems he or she might be experiencing.
Little Heroes: Issue #3 (From Across The Seas)
Little Heroes #3: From Across the Seas, is designed to help parents explain overseas adoption to their children. This issue is a true story about Vassa, a little boy who was adopted from an orphanage in Russia and who starts a new life with his “forever family” in America. Little Heroes #3: From Acr
Little Heroes: Issue #2 (Foster Care and Adoption)
Little Heroes #2: Adoption and Foster Care, is designed to help parents and children understand the foster care and adoption process.
Little Heroes: Issue #1 (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder)
Little Heroes #1: FASD is designed to help parents and children understand Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). This issue is a true story about Suzie, a little girl who was adopted from a mother who used alcohol during her pregnancy.
Little Heroes: Issue #1 (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) [Spanish]
Pre-Adoption E-Learning (Book Sold Separately)
Includes 1 post-test. Book sold separatelyOnline Post-Test for Required Pre-Adoption education credits. 2 credit hours given, as well as a certificate of completion. Accompanies the Risk and Promise international adoption handbook. Author: NTI Upstream
Price: $25.00
Risk and Promise BOOK & POST-TEST
Risk and Promise Book & Online Post-Test. Includes 1 book and 1 post-test. 2 credit hours given for post-test, as well as a certificate of completion. Also receive a copy of Risk and Promise: a handbook for parents adopting a child from overseas. Author: NTI Upstream
Price: $36.00
Renaissance Village DVD - Home/Private Use
Home and private use only. May not be used in classrooms, circulated in any libraries, or exhibited (commercially or non-commercially) to the public. Purchase orders will not be accepted for home and private use purchases of this video.
Cause & Consequence - Behavioral Management Software
CAUSE & CONSEQUENCE An interactive behavior management system that guides parents and teachers through a progressive problem-solving process. Grounded in basic principles of preventive behavior management, research has shown that the system successfully addresses children's behavioral difficulties while improving communication between the school and home. Author: Ira J. Chasnoff, MD
Price: $99.95
The Listening Heart - DVD with Non-Commercial Public Performance Rights
INCLUDES NON-COMMERCIAL PUBLIC PERFORMANCE RIGHTS The Listening Heart is an educational documentary that chronicles the day-to-day challenges of children, parents, and families who struggle with the consequences of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Author: Dir. Gabe Chasnoff
Price: $100.00
Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq
Featured and praised in the New York Times, Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq is an eye-opening reminder of the selfless dedication of doctors who put themselves in harm’s way. The story spans Dr. Coppola’s two tours of duty as he is torn from his family and thrown into the crucible of modern combat surgery to provide critical care to war’s youngest victims. Author: Dr. Chris Coppola
The Mystery of Risk
Visit the book's official page www.ntiupstream.com/mysteryofrisk In The Mystery of Risk, Dr. Ira J. Chasnoff distills the complex process of attunement a substance-exposed child and parent undergo as the child grows from infancy to adulthood Author: Ira J. Chasnoff, MD
Pre-Adoption E-Learning Family Package
Risk and Promise E-Learning Family Package Includes 1 book and 2 post-tests. 2 credit hours given for each post-test, as well as a certificate of completion. Also receive a copy of Risk and Promise: a handbook for parents adopting a child from overseas. Author: NTI Upstream
Price: $61.00
Cause & Consequence LICENSE 1-50 USERS
CAUSE & CONSEQUENCE LICENSE 1-50 USERS An interactive behavior management system that guides parents and teachers through a progressive problem-solving process. Grounded in basic principles of preventive behavior management, research has shown that the system successfully addresses children's behavioral difficulties while improving communication between the school and home. Author: Ira J. Chasnoff, MD
Price: $1,500.00
Cause & Consequence LICENSE 51-100 USERS
CAUSE & CONSEQUENCE LICENSE 51-100 USERS An interactive behavior management system that guides parents and teachers through a progressive problem-solving process. Grounded in basic principles of preventive behavior management, research has shown that the system successfully addresses children's behavioral difficulties while improving communication between the school and home. Author: Ira J. Chasnoff, MD
Price: $2,500.00
The Mystery of Risk Post-Test
Social Workers receive 4 continuing education credits for taking and passing the online e-learning post-test. Certified by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). Accompanies The Mystery of RIsk.
The Mystery of Risk Book & Post-Test Package
Buy The Mystery of Risk by Dr. Ira J. Chasnoff and the corresponding online post-test and save! Package includes one copy of the book and access to the corresponding, CEU approved, posttest.
Price: $42.99
