Two collections that were part of the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) Brown-Heatly Library were relocated to the Texas Department of State Health Services Audiovisual Library in October 2004. At that time, an inter-agency contract for library services was established.
The Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) collection includes videos, books, assessment instruments, audio resources, and journals concerning children who have disabilities or developmental delays. Some of the topics include: child development, intervention strategies, autism, Down syndrome, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, infant mental health, etc. For more information about the ECI Library collection, see http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/resources/library.shtml.
The Rehabilitation Services collection includes videos, books, and journals on all aspects of rehabilitation and disabilities. Examples of topics include: disability awareness and rights, assistive technology, ADD and ADHD, brain injury, deafness, blindness, ergonomics, returning to work, sign language, etc. See also the National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials located at Utah State University.
These materials are available on a free loan basis to residents of the state of Texas for up to 10 business days. Mailing time is automatically added to the two-week loan period.
Online catalog. Search Tip: To search for ECI/Rehab videos only, select the "Power search". Enter a keyword, subject, or title search in the first entry window. In the next entry window, select the "Word(s)" field and enter the word "video." You can further limit the search by limiting the location to "ECI/Rehabilitation Services". See
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In addition to collection resources, Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) employees also have access to special library services to support their work and career needs, including:
Reference, referrals, research, and bibliographic searches
Current awareness services including scheduled searches and tables of contents routing
Access to searchable databases
Document delivery and inter-library loan
To inquire about these services or to provide input on library services or new additions to the collection, please e-mail avlibrary@dshs.state.tx.us.
New Additions
ECI COLLECTION (see also New Additions to ECI Collection - 2011)
Children with Hearing Loss: Developing Listening and Talking Birth to Six, 2nd ed. Elizabeth Bingham Cole and Carol Ann Flexer, 2011. Book. (219.2 C689c 2011 ECI)
This book is dedicated to training professionals to work knowledgeably and skillfully with infants and young children who have hearing loss and their families. Neurological development and discussions of ear anatomy and physiology, pathologies that cause hearing loss, audiologic testing of infants and children, and amplification technologies are all discussed in the first section. The second section focuses on intervention; listening, talking and communicating through the utilization of a developmental and preventative model.
Common Childhood Illnesses: Diagnosis And Treatment (closed captioned) - DD0467
DVD 28 min. 2008 Adult
Drawing upon the knowledge and insights of two pediatricians, a pediatric nurse, and parents, this program will show viewers how to identify and deal with those common childhood illnesses and reduce the likelihood of future re-infection.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice: A Focus on Intentionality and on Play Video Program - DD0469
DVD 177 min 2009 Professional
This DVD disc is meant to be played on a computer with a DVD drive. It contains two programs. Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) and Intentionality addresses ways in which teachers intentionally use a variety of learning formats and teaching strategies to support children’s learning. DAP and Play focuses on the characteristics and types of play and the teacher’s role in supporting high-level play.
Growing Up With Spina Bifida - DD0466
DVD 46 min. 2010 Adult
This DVD, produced by Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, follows the lives of children who have spina bifida. The medical, physical, intellectual, and social aspects of spina bifida are discussed.
Kids with Down Syndrome: Staying Healthy and Making Friends - DD0483
DVD 120 min. 2008 Adult
This program brings together parents and professionals to give a guide to the years when kids learn to walk to just before adolescence. Along with the joys of childhood come the everyday challenges of parenthood, such as toilet training and behavior issues, and the demands of caring for a child with special needs, including IEP preparation and working with health care professionals. Children with Down syndrome may also have medical concerns that require close attention, such as sleep apnea and issues related to hearing, nutrition, and exercise.
Raising Kids Who Care: About Themselves, about Their World, about Each Other, Rev. ed. Kathleen O. Chesto, 2003. Book. (515 C525 2003 ECI)
In this book the author addresses the common behavioral problems parents face in molding character in children. She demonstrates with examples from experience how to lead a child through sibling rivalry, how to deal with lying, what to do about crises of divorce, sex, and latchkey situations. This revised edition also discusses the tragedy of 9/11.
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REHABILITATION SERVICES COLLECTION (see also New Additions to Rehabilitations Services Collection - 2011)
Accessibility for Everyone: Understanding the Section 508 Accessibility Requirements. John Mueller, 2003. Book. (QA 76.9 H85 M946a 2003 RHB)
This book explains what section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act means for computer programmers. It explains the essentials of writing accessible desktop applications and web applications.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Guide for Patients and Families. Hiroshi Mitsumoto, 2009. Book. (204.2 M684 2009 RHB)
This book describes life with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), starting with an overview and then covering the medical and rehabilitative management of ALS. It describes what life is like for the patient and family with ALS, including a discussion of advanced disease and end-of-life issues. Additional resources are provided.
The Art of Integrative Counseling, 3rd ed. Gerald Corey, 2012. Book. (264.1 C797a 2012 RHB)
The author demonstrates how concepts and techniques from a variety of theoretical models can be incorporated into different phases of the counseling process. He uses one case study and shows how to integrate different theoretical models as he progresses from initial to termination stages.
Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities, 2nd ed. Diane Pedrotty Bryant and Brian R. Bryant, 2012. Book. (150 B915a 2012 RHB)
This book includes eight comprehensive chapters that focus on devices and software to enhance the lives of people with disabilities. Chapters are included on devices for persons with physical impairments, devices to enhance speech communication, and devices to enhance access to information, as well as enhancing academic instruction and promoting independent living.
The Best 376 Colleges. The Princeton Review, 2012. Book. (580 B561 2012 RHB)
This college directory includes candid feedback from 122,000 students. It ranks the top 20 colleges in 62 different categories such as dorms, food, athletics, professors, etc. Eight key topics are scored including financial aid, selectivity, green ratings, quality of life, and fire safety. Advice on financial aid is also given.
Beyond Barriers: Coaching Customers on Job Retention and Earnings Gains - DD0478
DVD 107 min. 2007 Professional
Presenter Jodie Sue Kelly uses a healthy dose of humor to examine the post-placement services needed to help consumers retain and advance in jobs. She offers practical techniques for building job retention into placement as well as techniques that get results after consumers get a job. Viewers will also learn how to sell post-placement services to consumers so they will want to participate. She teaches how to write effective retention and advancement case notes.
Beyond Barriers: Helping vs. Empowering - DD0477
DVD 107 min. 2007 Professional
This lecture provides case managers with practical concepts and strategies they can easily transfer to their everyday work with consumers. Human service professionals will learn to empower consumers to build mutually developed plans and to share responsibility for solving problems.
Body Language I: Beyond Words - DD0473
DVD 24 min. 2008 Senior High - Adult
Viewers will learn how culture, gender, and age can affect non-verbal behavior. They will learn about the zones of personal space, the unwritten rules of eye contact, and the role context plays in reading a person’s non-verbal messages.
Body Language II: Reading People - DD0474
DVD 24 min. 2008 Senior High - Adult
Viewers will learn how gestures we use and faces we make send signals. The volume, speed and inflections of our voices communicate in ways that we may not intend. Tone of voice, pitch and volume can overrule the literal meaning of spoken words. Touch can have a variety of meanings. Culture and gender also play a role in the signals people send.
The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science. Norman Doidge, 2007. Book. (203.2 D657 2007 RHB)
A new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychoanalyst Doidge traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they've transformed--people whose mental limitations or brain damage were seen as unalterable. We see a woman born with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, blind people who learn to see, learning disorders cured, IQs raised, aging brains rejuvenated, stroke patients learning to speak, children with cerebral palsy learning to move with more grace, depression and anxiety disorders successfully treated, and lifelong character traits changed.
Credit Basics: Simple Strategies for Smart Credit - DD0475
DVD 25 min. 2009 Senior High
Credit can be a valuable financial tool, but it can also be trouble. In this DVD, you will learn why you need it, how to build it, and what it can do for you (both good and bad). You will also learn about credit card use and the different credit card options available.
Disability, Society, and the Individual, 2nd ed. Julie Smart, 2009. Book. (322 S636 2009 RHB)
This book considers the broad similarities and differences across a wide range of disabilities, rather than considering each diagnostic category of disability. The first section defines disability and normality and the various models of disability. The second section discusses society’s responses to disabilities and people with disabilities, often including prejudice and discrimination. The individual’s response to disability is also considered.
Getting Financial Aid: Scholarships, Grants, Loans & Jobs, 6th ed. CollegeBoard, 2012. Book. (565 C697g 2012 RHB)
This book explains how and where to get financial aid at more than 3000 colleges, universities and technical schools.
Getting Good Answers to Tough Interview Questions - DD0481
DVD 25 min. 2011 Adult
Viewers learn successful interview strategies. They also learn to answer the ten questions that most frequently cause job candidates trouble. The more prepared job seekers are the better their chances of succeeding and landing the job.
Getting to Keep the Job You Find - DD0480
DVD 25 min. 2011 Adult
This DVD gives practical, time-tested advice for keeping a job. Viewers are advised to take initiative, arrive on time and take on additional work duties. Being an ethical employee by following the written and unwritten rules of the workplace can improve the chances of retaining a job.
Good First Impressions: Proven Tips and Techniques for Successful Job Interviews - DD0482
DVD 25 min. 2011 Adult
This DVD teaches viewers about the importance of appearance, confidence, maturity, emotional stability, and enthusiasm, and reveals how to improve upon these areas before an interview. It also covers interview taboos, such as being late, answering cell phones, and revealing tattoos. Group interviews, bad interviewers, and phone interviews are also covered.
Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions, 8th ed. Gerald Corey, Marianne S. Corey, and Patrick Callanan, 2011. Book. (264.1 C797i 2011 RHB)
This book provides an overview of ethical issues in counseling and other mental health fields. It serves as a tool to promote students' understanding of ethical issues. It is also useful for more experienced clinicians to revisit the complexities of the therapeutic, supervisory, and training relationships in which they engage.
Overcoming Passive-Aggression: How to Stop Hidden Anger from Spoiling Your Relationships, Career and Happiness. Tim Murphy and Loriann Hoff Oberlin, 2005. Book. (227.13 M978o 2005 RHB)
This book offers practical strategies to help readers stop hiding their anger and later expressing it in covert, damaging ways. It promotes expressing anger in healthy and productive ways at home, school, and work.
Solid Interview Skills: Your Journey to a Job Offer - DD0479
DVD 24 min. 2011 Senior High - Adult
Experts and job seekers offer practical first-hand advice for before, during and after the interview. Viewers learn about the types of interviews, as well as the basics of body language, appropriate attire and answering tips. Although young adults are featured in the program it is relevant to any age group.
Succeeding with LD: True Stories about Real People with Learning Differences. Jill Lauren, 2008. Book. (228 L378 2008 RHB)
This book, which presents the stories of about 20 individuals with learning disabilities, attests to their struggles and triumphs. These personal accounts are testimonies to the human spirit, and reinforce our commitment to enable children and adults with LD to achieve their full potential and enjoy fulfilling and productive participation in our society.
Super Service: Seven Keys to Delivering Great Customer Service Even When You Don’t Feel Like It, Even When They Don’t Deserve It. Val Gee, 2009. Book. (HF 5415.5 G297s 2009 RHB)
This book teaches how to deliver great service in a way that enriches the employee and keeps him or her from burning out. It includes information on listening to customer needs; understanding today’s customer; adopting a positive attitude; adding value to the customer experience; and providing service quickly and efficiently.
What Color Is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers, 40th ed. Richard Nelson Bolles, 2012. Book. (459 B691 2012 RHB)
This extensively revised version of a classic book includes five strategies most needed to survive in this job market and explains how to incorporate social media tools into a job search. It includes information on resumes, networking, interviewing, salary negotiation, and how to start your own business.
What’s Your Type of Career?: Find Your Perfect Career by Using Your Personality Type, 2nd ed. Donna Dunning, 2010. Book. (480.3 D924 2010 RHB)
In this book the author discusses a step by step planning process that provides the links between your personality and the career that is right for you. With exercises, checklists, tips, and strategies, she introduces distinct ways of working to help you discover your own natural approach to the world of work.
Work and Disability, 3rd ed. Edna Mora Szymanski and Randall M. Parker, 2010. Book. (360 S999w 2010 RHB)
This book presents the contexts, issues, and strategies for enhancing employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
Workplace Communication Skills - DD0476
DVD 50 min. 2012 Senior High - Adult
This DVD teaches the importance of good communication in the workplace and how to improve these skills. Viewers receive guidance for developing their verbal, listening, nonverbal, and written skills. The program depicts scenarios of good and poor communication skills in action and includes expert interviews on workplace communication. This DVD also addresses communication through e-mail, voicemail, cell phones, video conferencing, and online sites like Facebook and Twitter.
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