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Peer reviewedHarris, Sandra L. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1984
Examines how changes in the family system may facilitate the role of parents as trainers of their autistic child. Describes a multilevel assessment process to help clinicans identify the needs of the child and family. Examines the child and family's behavior skills and identifies obstacles to change. (JAC)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Counseling Techniques, Family Counseling
Peer reviewedWachtel, Ellen F. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1987
Notes that family therapists may focus on systematic aspects of problems, inadvertently neglecting children's individual issues. Presents ways in which family therapists make use of a psychodynamic understanding of the child's issues while continuing to employ brief, action-oriented intervention strategies. Crucial to the approach described is the…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Counseling Techniques, Family Counseling
