Jean Beatson, Ed.D., R.N.

Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Pediatrics, College of Medicine
University of Vermont
RE4 477, 4318 Rehab, UHC
1 S. Prospect St.
Burlington, VT 05401
 
Phone: 802-656-0204
Email: [email protected]
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Last Updated: March 06, 2017

Jean Beatson
 

Discipline Coordinators: Nursing
 
Discipline(s): Nursing-General
 
AUCD Council Membership: No Council Membership
 
Research: "family-centered care", "cultural competence", leadership, "interdisciplinary training", former refugees raising children with special needs
Education: Ed.D. University of Vermont, Leadership & Policy, 2004
M.S. University of Vermont, Nursing, 1996
B.A. Trinity College, Psychology, 1994
R.N. Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Diploma, 1974
Service: VT LEND Management Team
Diversity Work Group, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, UVM
MCHB Performance Measures Work Group
Pediatric Learning collaborative, Title V & UVM research

Vita/Bio

Publications

Avila, M. M., Beatson, J.E., Kamon, J. L. (in press). Addressing health disparities through cultural and linguistic competency trainings. Journal of Cultural Diversity.  (peer reviewed, 30% effort)

Beatson, J. E. (2013). Supporting refugee Somali Bantu mothers with children with disabilities, Pediatric Nursing, 39, 3, 142-145. (peer reviewed)

Beatson, J. E. (2010). Autism. In Betz, C.L. & Nehring, W. M. (Eds.), Nursing care for individuals with developmental disabilities: An integrated approach. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing. (invited)

Beatson, J. E. (2008). Walk a mile in their shoes: Implementing family-centered care for children and families affected by ASD. Topics in Language Disorders, 28, (4), 309-322. (invited, peer reviewed)

Beatson, J. E. (2006). Preparing speech-language pathologists as family-centered practitioners in assessment and program planning for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Seminars in Speech and Language, 27, 1-9.

Beatson, J. E., & Prelock, P. A. (2006). Learning to work with families to support children with ASD. In P. A. Prelock, Autism Spectrum Disorders: Issues in assessment and intervention. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed Publishers.

Dewees, M. P., Beatson, J. E., & Douglas, P. (2004). Care coordination in challenging contexts: Attention deficit disorder, language learning disabilities, and hearing impairment, pp.185-212. In C. M. Vargas & P. A. Prelock (Eds.), Caring for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families: An innovative approach to interdisciplinary practice. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc., Inc. Publishers.

Vargas, C. M., & Beatson, J. E. (2004). Cultural competence in differential diagnosis: Post-traumatic stress disorder and reactive attachment disorder, pp. 69-113. In C. M. Vargas & P. A. Prelock (Eds.), Caring for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families: An innovative approach to interdisciplinary practice. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc., Inc. Publishers.

Prelock, P.A., Beatson, J., Bitner, B., Broder, C., & Ducker, A. (2003). Interdisciplinary assessment of young children with autism spectrum disorders. Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools, 34 (3), 194-202.

Beatson, J. E., & Prelock, P. A. (2002). The Vermont Rural Autism Project: Sharing experiences, shifting attitudes. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 17, 48-54.