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Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2009
The guidelines and supporting rationale presented in this paper were developed from the October 2007 "Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare Consensus Conference" sponsored by Casey Family Programs, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the REACH Institute (REsource for Advancing Children's Health). The purpose of the conference was to…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Guidelines, Mental Health, Clinical Experience
Schmall, Vicki L.; And Others – 1993
This guide is designed to help readers understand depression and factors related to its onset in later life; recognize signs of depression and potential suicide; and know actions they can take if they suspect an older family member or friend may be depressed or contemplating suicide. Following a brief introduction, a chapter on depression…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling Techniques, Depression (Psychology), Identification
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Szapocznik, Jose; And Others – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1991
Describes theoretically based structural family assessment procedure designed for use in evaluating therapy outcome. Explains how procedure involves evaluating family's interactional patterns on three tasks along six dimensions (structure, flexibility, resonance, developmental stage, identified patienthood, and conflict resolution). Presents…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Family Counseling, Outcomes of Treatment
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Kollins, Scott H.; Barkley, Russell A.; DuPaul, George J. – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2001
This article provides information and guidelines for the effective use of medication in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Basic principles of psychopharmacology, different types of medications that have been used successfully to treat ADHD, and best practices for assessing the effects of medication in children with ADHD are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Drug Therapy
Meyer, Genevieve R.; Ober-Reynolds, Sharman – 1988
This report describes Memory Enhancement Group workshops which have been conducted at the Senior Health and Peer Counseling Center in Santa Monica, California and gives basic data regarding outcomes of the workshops. It provides a model of memory as a three-step process of registration or becoming aware, consolidation, and retrieval. It presents…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Long Term Memory, Memory, Mnemonics
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2006
This TAP presents seven papers submitted to the 2004 National Rural Alcohol and Drug Abuse Network (NRADAN) Awards for Excellence. Each paper describes effective and innovative models of treatment and prevention services in rural populations. This publication seeks to promote and showcase research addressing the unique and special challenges of…
Descriptors: Prevention, Technical Assistance, Rural Areas, Awards
Larson, Jim; Lockhman, John E. – Guilford Publications, 2005
A complete, readily applicable guide for schoolbased professionals, this book presents an empirically supported group intervention for 8- to 12-year-olds with anger and aggression problems. The Anger Coping Program has been demonstrated effective in reducing teacher- and parent-directed aggression and enhancing students classroom behavior, social…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Coping