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Lewis, Elissa M. – 1981
This paper describes some problems encountered in therapy groups of battered women and reviews several studies of these groups reported in recent literature. The five basic needs of battered women and a list of specific strategies developed to meet these needs are presented in an initial section. Three common goals of the group counseling strategy…
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Battered Women, Crisis Intervention
Daniels, Craig E. – 1981
This document addresses the problem faced by stress management programs in their attempts to increase self-awareness of stress response patterns and sources of stress. Drawbacks to the techniques of daily diaries and stress logs are noted and the use of computer-analyzed stress episode cards as a self-awareness feedback technique is explained. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Coping, Feedback
Motiff, James P. – 1980
A 5-week, 12-hour course given to the community emphasized understanding and coping with stress. At the beginning of the course several inventories were administered to the students, who also completed the instruments in a follow-up procedure 10-12 weeks after the end of the seminar. The course focused on recognition of stress signals and the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Coping
Pierskalla, Carol S. – 1980
This paper describes a program providing support, education, and skill-building within a self-help format for the children of aged parents. The selection of the 18 initial program members, each with relatives living either in their homes, in a nearby location, or in nursing homes is reviewed. The 90-minute group sessions which met weekly for 8…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Coping, Emotional Adjustment
Kolko, David J. – 1980
The application of stress management techniques to highly specialized populations and disorders has become an increasingly important clinical endeavor in recent years. Curiously, however, individuals undergoing one of the most stress-laden experiences, graduate school, have rarely been the focus of such efforts. There are three major forms of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Counseling Techniques, Graduate Students
Thomas, Ruth G. – 1982
The Managing Independent Living Program provides instruction in reasoning skills to analyze career and life planning, housing, and consumer needs of persons in transition. Although the program was implemented and tested with adult female offenders, it is readily adaptable to both institutionalized and noninstitutionalized persons and for secondary…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Career Development, Cooperative Programs, Correctional Rehabilitation
Chan, Adrian – 1980
National surveys reveal that citizens of all age groups, from school age to adult, are ignorant about the law and its practical use in daily life. The advocate counseling model is an integrative approach combining the elements of legal research and therapeutic counseling in order to teach and guide individuals or groups with institutional problems…
Descriptors: Advocacy, College Role, College Students, Counseling Techniques