The prevention of child abuse is bound up in the joining together of social nurturance and social control, which flow directly from the concept of support systems. Families involved in maltreatment are likely to be cut off from prosocial support systems. In contrast to psychiatric approaches, more recent behavioristic methods concentrate on…

This publication is designed for employers and employees concerned with developing programs and policies for high quality and cost-efficient care for children of working parents. Topics covered include: (1) child care services for working parents; (2) government subsidies for child care costs; (3) conflicts between work and family…

The use of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) funds for homeless families was the topic of this joint hearing. The focus was on federal laws which govern the ability of states to issue emergency housing assistance to needy families with children. Presently, states are matched at a rate of 50 percent when emergency assistance is…

Although more Americans are working than ever before, economic and employment trends over the past decade have resulted in low-income families falling even farther below the poverty level than ever before. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to discuss strategies to overcome family poverty. Testimony was submitted by six expert witnesses in…

Providing instructor and participant materials, this training manual presents specialized information about the prevention of abuse in family foster care. Focal concerns are (1) the dynamics of abuse in general and in foster families particularly; (2) the need for prevention related activities on a systems level, for adequate training and supports…

Despite 20 years of hard fought gains to achieve respect as equal participants within the formal economy, the majority of working women have made only marginal progress in obtaining sexual equality within their families. While the roles of men and women within the family have historically been distinct and different, they have generally been…

In most technologically advanced countries unprecedented change in once stable life styles is affecting the family's ability to fulfill its basic function. A preventive model of family life education which promotes the acquisition of fundamental competencies necessary for personal and family living has the potential to fill such a need. Data…

A study involving 1,146 families with children between 3 and 17 years old was conducted to assess the extent and cause of violence and aggression on children by their parents. Research regarding incidence, modes, and patterns of child abuse was reviewed and problems with various methods of data collection were examined. A household interview…

The purpose of this paper is to increase teachers' awareness of the problems of three "hidden minorities"--the handicapped, the aging, and families with nontraditional life styles--and to point out ways in which teachers can help students learn to deal fairly and realistically with persons in these groups. For each of the three minority groups,…

Provided is the final report of the Arkansas Child Abuse and Neglect Demonstration Project, a service delivery model based on the use of volunteer personnel to provide services directly to families with child abuse problems. It is noted that the project was carried out by SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect), a non-profit voluntary agency.…

This document reports on the Family Development Project which is aimed at developing a systematic model of parenting support for new families and evaluating its effects on family development. Parenting groups of six to ten couples begin meeting about six to eight weeks after delivery and meet weekly for six weeks, then monthly for four more…

The aim of this program activity guide is to aid teachers and child caregivers in helping children in Air Force preschools and day care centers better understand and cope with the sometimes difficult experience of moving to another duty station. Basic information for teachers and caregivers, facts about moving in the military, instructional…

An exploratory study of the experiences of prison inmate mothers and their children found that neither adequate support nor needed services for the children were provided by the state. Designed to obtain baseline data, the study initially consisted of a national mail survey of correctional adminstrators and a series of interviews with female…

In order to assess the needs of single-parent children and how schools should meet these needs, the author examined and individually annotated numerous research studies. The introduction includes a statement of the problem, the purpose and organization of the study, and definitions of terms. The bulk of the paper consists of the collection of…

This model proposes a Montessori schooling approach for the children of alcoholics because this approach helps the child develop his self-esteem and concentration; acquire a sense of order, mastery and control over his environment; and separate fact from fantasy. The model assumes that alcoholic parents, responding to the dehabilitative effects of…