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)

Problems experienced by parents of gifted children are described, indicating the need for parental counseling in the areas of expectations, discipline, favoritism, family values, and balanced development. A framework for parental guidance is proposed, with four dimensions: overall development, particular developmental needs, communication, and…

Presents a discussion of the difficulties involved for clinicians in the interpretive process with parents involved in a divorce-custody evaluation. The interpretive hour with the parent not recommended for custody entails particular problems that are not experienced around recommendations for separation of a parent and child under other…

Teachers of hearing impaired children should be aware of the impact of a hearing impaired child on the family. The family may progress through stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Added complications of guilt make the situation more involved. Teachers can be effective in dealing with parents if they remember to…

A midtown New York City cooperative project which is providing a wide range of on-site and referral services to families in crisis is depicted. The program, located in the emergency relocation hotel provides a day care center, psychiatric and social services, a pediatric clinic, recreational programs, and parent discussion groups. (CS)

The solution to the problems faced in preventing child abuse lies in increasing support for the family unit. Nonaccusatory services for families, such as Parents Anonymous, are needed, rather than continued criminalization of child abuse and reliance on the child protective services system for family services. (Author/PB)

A 17-year-old boy presented for treatment with chronic diarrhea that had proven refractory to medical treatment for a period of five years. The problem was sufficiently debilitating to cause highly erratic school attendance. Anamnesis revealed no precipitating event, though it was discovered that the patient's mother was a moderately compensated,…

If the children of alcoholics are to break the alcoholic life style cycle, they must develop their potential for creativity, initiative, independence, inner discipline, and self confidence. The Montessori approach is particularly successful in achieving these qualities in children and in promoting parenting skills in alcoholic parents. (Author/GC)

Asserts that children's problems cannot be handled by only the principal and the teacher. Describes the services offered by Seton Center in New Jersey, which attempts to solve family problems by offering programs in language skills, parenting classes, early intervention and prevention, and support groups. (VWC)

Intended to provide new caseworkers with an introduction to child abuse and neglect, the two part document presents information from a multidisciplinary perspective. Twenty-three articles in the first book and seven in the second are included on the social worker's role, assessment and counseling of abusive and neglecting parents, the impact of…

Child abuse and accompanying parental psychiatric problems are discussed, and various diagnostic and treatment programs are examined, including parent aides, Parents Anonymous (PA), and crisis nurseries. (LH)

Describes a center which has a program of group therapy for parents in families where patterns of child abuse were developing and also offers full daytime care for their children. (NH)