Parents sometimes present their children for counseling with the hope that counselors can resolve or ameliorate their children's "pathology." Often what is presented or understood by parents as the individual pathology of children in fact has a relational component involving parental interactions with the children. However, some parents may…

The model alluded to here is essentially an educational one, which makes the assumption that the lack of knowledge, information, or experience is the basis of maladaptive behavior. People, if provided new or pertinent information, are capable of applying the new information to their situation to bring about change. (Author)

The crisis of losing a child is described by a parent as she personally rethinks her experiences with terminal illness and grief, the reactions of family and friends, and her encounter with the hospital system and family counseling. (Author)

Describes a communications skills program oriented toward both parents and their children used effectively in the elementary setting (Grades 4-6). (HMV)

The parents in the study expressed a desire for better counseling at the time of diagnosis, and subsequently, in relation to educational and behavioral difficulties. Most families, however, expressed a need for more "in home" guidance when their children reached school age and for "correspondence courses" of various types. (Author)

This article focuses on the treatment necessary for parents guilty of child abuse in order to improve the home situation to enable a child to return to it and to grow safely within it. (Author)

Presented are the agency's philosophical orientation and a detailed description of the program. In essence, the group is used as a means of enhancing personal competence in coping with the problems of the parent child relationship. (Author)

Little empirical information exists on the therapeutic needs of families with diverse backgrounds and those facing interpersonal and intrafamilial conflicts. Some therapeutic techniques (described herein) include adjunctive or alternative treatment strategies that encompass the specific needs and characteristic make-up of a family, but more…

Reported is the case of a learning disabled boy (12 years old) whose divorced parents were unable to agree as to whether he should be placed in a residential school. (IM)

Describes a model of family counseling based on Adlerian psychology. A brief overview of the psychological principles of Adlerian psychology is provided as well as an intervention schema to help the elementary counselor decide what family members to include in counseling and how to deal ethically with families. (RC)

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Over the time period from 30 to 60 days, spouses increased their tendency to reciprocate both irritating and rewarding behaviors. Implications for identifying couple risk factors and initiating early family intervention are discussed. (Author/NRB)

The author discusses the emotional issues that confront stepparents and stepchildren and describes a program to help stepparents deal with these issues and other conflicts. She also explores the myths of instant adjustment and recreated nuclear families and the realities of the stepparent-stepchild relationship. (Author/BEF)