Objective: Asian Women's Action for Resilience and Empowerment (AWARE) is a psychotherapy intervention designed to improve the mental health of Asian American women. This study documented the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of AWARE at three university health service centers in Massachusetts. Participants: 174 female Asian American…

In this article, we tackle the disadvantaging conditions of zero tolerance policies in school settings and advocate using an alternative approach--critical restorative justice through peacemaking circles--to nurture resilience and open opportunity at the school level. In the process, this article builds on theory and qualitative research and…

The "Touching Hearts, Touching Minds" initiative was funded through a 2003 United States Department of Agriculture Special Projects grant to revitalize nutrition education and services in the Massachusetts Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program. The 30 nutrition education materials and…

Parent counseling is an effective remedial method, whether carried out for individual pairs of parents or for groups of parents, within certain limits. (AN)

THE PROBLEM WAS TO DETERMINE IF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE SCHOLASTIC ATTAINMENT OF BRIGHT UNDERACHIEVING ADOLESCENTS COULD BE INDUCED BY A SHORT-TERM SMALL GROUP COUNSELING PROCEDURE. MAJOR OBJECTIVES WERE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH A GROUP OF CAPABLE BUT UNDERACHIEVING ADOLESCENTS CAN IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMIC STANDING BY EXPOSURE TO A…

Working with three groups of mildly to severely mentally retarded children in counseling sessions, it was found that the ease with which groups develop and work productively is dependent upon the social-emotional makeup of their members more than upon their mental retardation. Recommendations for public school counseling are presented. (Author/PN)

GUIDANCE PERSONNEL HAVE A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR HELPING STUDENTS IN CULTURALLY DEPRIVED AREAS WHO LAG BEHIND IN SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT. THE PATTERN OF ACADEMIC FAILURE, OFTEN RESULTING IN DROPOUT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND IN SOME CASES JUVENILE DELINQUENCY SHOULD BE CHANGED. THIS EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM IS BASED ON A LONG HISTORY OF GUIDANCE IN BOSTON PUBLIC…