David Phoenix
Director, Disabled Students Special Services, Los Angeles Pierce College, Los Angeles,
CA
“If "learning" is a change in behavior, read Educational Therapy in Action: it is
as intimate as a diary, as practical as a cook book, as insightful as a poem, as
compelling as a who-done-it. Here is explained the nuts-and-bolts of the therapeutic
process from the point of view of the therapist and student… Ungerleider's work
is a brilliant How-To for readers wanting to understand the magical synergy that
is the heart and soul of Educational Therapy. ”
Jane Holmes Bernstein Ph.D.
Neuropsychologist, Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
“An intimate—and compassionate—portrait of a unique relationship …… has lessons
for all of us who work with individuals who have had to do their life learning on
a different trajectory … remarkable journey into the workings of the educational
therapy process … the integration of universal principles with detailed practical
advice is powerful—the former to guide targeted and innovative thinking in new situations,
the latter to demonstrate the application of the guiding principles at the level
of the particular … I felt privileged to enter the lives and philosophies of both
therapist and the client as I read …. Having made the distinction between the “visible”
and the “hidden disabilities” in my own work, I cannot do better than to repeat
Nora’s own summing-up of her experience: “Professionals who read this book should
understand the struggle and trauma that can result from an invisible learning disability”.
I would go a little further and include “professionals-in-training” in the recommended
readers. Reading this story, each and every one of us will have a deeper awareness
of both ourselves and the individuals we serve!!”
Susan McCord, PhD
Director of the Child Learning Center, University of Colorado
“I have devoured this book. I could be Nora. The agony I went through to comprehend
what I read and to do math was endless. It was only when I was teaching in the Dept.
of Speech/Language and Hearing Sciences that I learned I had auditory processing
problems. Thank you, Dorothy Ungerleider, for this outstanding book!”
Cydney Fox, Au.D.
Doctor of Audiology Board Certified, Audiology, Director, Audiology Solutions LA
“As a diagnostician, I come into the child’s life only to determine what is wrong
and to suggest effective therapy. I never see the journey that child takes
and where it ultimately leads. Dorothy has shared her journey with one young lady.
Her candidness about her choices and her misgivings regarding some of those choices
is fascinating and just a little scary for those of us playing it “safe” in our
havens of statistics and norms. This is a fascinating story about what happens next.
I strongly recommend it as required reading for any professional who has the privilege
of working with these children.”
Ann Kaganoff, PhD, BCET,
Past President, Association of Educational Therapists.
“Thanks to Ungerleider’s powers of observation and reflection, we are able to experience
first hand the journey of Nora, from senior year in High school, to community college,
and then into adulthood and the world of work…More importantly, we are invited into
the decision-making processes of an experienced educational therapist and shown
the remarkable potential for change in even the most severely impacted client. Rarely
has a case study been used so systematically to provide a model for how ETs must
operate to make treatment effective…It involves a rather stunning versatility in
approaches and materials.”
Loren Deutsch, LCSW, ET/P,
Executive Director, Loren Academic Services, Inc., Winnetka, IL
“What a treasure! Ungerleider describes educational therapy in one of its most essential
ways: at the intersection of emotions, learning, and case management. Her insights
and observations are readily shared with each person who picks up this book. For
that reason alone, it is worth reading to understand what this unique brand of one-on-one
academic support and case management provides to students and their families.”
Pia Wallenkrans, PhD
Speech Therapist, Author, Gothenburg, Sweden
“I am lecturing a lot for the Swedish teachers, and I think this excellent book
opened new ways of how to help and understand these children. ”
Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed., ET/P
Author, National Speaker, Clinical Director of Parkaire Consultants
“TDorothy Ungerleider has let us peek into the most amazing process of the Educational
Therapist at work. This humane, loving book, Educational Therapy in Action, brings
to life the actual experience of a student struggling with Auditory Processing Disorder.
The talent and techniques used by Dorothy are laid out with the added dialogue of
the student sprinkled in to bring the emotional impact of an invisible disorder
to life. I was touched and enlightened by this book and I recommend it highly to
healthcare professionals, parents, and people struggling with learning difficulties.
”
Marion Marshall
Board Certified Educational Therapist; Professor, Holy Names University, Oakland,
CA.
“...a dynamic exchange between client and teacher and reader. (Dorothy) was the
one who learned to listen carefully (since) some of the most profound insights come
from the clients themselves. We need to be ready to ask questions, start the dialogue,
and really listen. We are drawn in to the value of working with Nora and her worth
because of the author’s praise. The reader trusts that judgment and begins to wholeheartedly
root for Nora-- ‘and thus armed, she was a force to be reckoned with.’”
