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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1989
This report concerns the present status of children in troubled families and the quality of the child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health services they receive as compared to 10 years ago, based upon the findings of the House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. In Chapter 1, "Children and Families in Crisis," the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Byers, Jenny – 1990
This document investigates both immediate and long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse in order to help counselors identify victims and survivors. It is based on a search of the literature on child sexual abuse in the ALICE system in the Alden Library at Ohio University, and the Psychological Literature and Social Sciences Index. Key words used…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Children, Child Abuse, Counselor Client Relationship
Bertsche, Jon; Deaton, Robert – 1982
A comprehensive picture of existing services to families under stress can be useful for immediate and long-range planning. In order to determine the range of services to families under stress, including those identified as involved in child abuse and neglect, the Council for Child Protection and Family Support, Missoula, Montana, surveyed, through…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Ediger, Marlow – 1987
When students are tardy or absent, or when they drop out of school, sequential learning cannot occur, subject matter and skills cannot be developed, and much student talent is wasted. At-risk students identified in the school setting include those exhibiting signs of alcohol consumption, drug abuse, or antisocial behavior. These students need…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Miller, Juliet V. – 1986
Recent changes in the family structure and in the work setting are forcing many families to reexamine and redefine the family-career relationship. Until recently, most research on career and family patterns has focused on traditional sex roles. Although competition between career and family roles has caused pain in many families, recent research…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Dual Career Family
Pulskamp, Brenda – 1984
A program was developed by a nurse/counselor to provide individual education and counseling for mothers having high-risk infants admitted to a Special Care Nursery after delivery. The program begins as soon after delivery as possible and evaluates the mother's skills, attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of childrearing practices necessary for caring…
Descriptors: Counseling, Emotional Response, Family Problems, High Risk Persons
Emlen, Arthur C.; Koren, Paul E. – 1984
This study, which focused on effects of child care on the workplace, addressed several questions: (1) What kinds of child care arrangements do employed parents make, and why do they make them? (2) Are these parents having difficulty finding child care? (3) Does their ability to manage child care affect their absenteeism and stress? (4) What roles…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Employed Parents
Cohen, Libby – 1982
Ethical decisions are involved in life and death decisions for severely handicapped infants. Although it has become common practice for physicians not to treat severely handicapped infants, the ethical considerations involved in euthanasia are complex. A review of the literature reveals that concerns center around the quality of life of the…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Death, Decision Making, Disease Control
Burman, Barbara; Rakestraw, Leslie – 1982
The rights of youth in New Mexico if they are arrested and accused of an illegal act are described. Emphasis is on situations they may encounter, what choices they have, and what they can do to help themselves. Although written specifically for youth in New Mexico, the book can easily be used or adapted for use with youth in other states.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages, Civil Rights
Ascione, Frank R.; And Others – 1988
The study examined the interaction behaviors of nonhandicapped siblings of 60 preschool children with either hearing impairments, cognitive/language impairments, or Down Syndrome, and compared these behaviors with those of 35 siblings of nonhandicapped children. Videotapes of social interactions were evaluated for behaviors suggesting imitation,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Demography, Disabilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1987
This testimony, from welfare reform hearings in New York City, was given before the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy. The hearings were held to gather information for new regulations regarding public monies for child support. The Senate is considering whether to reform the present welfare system or to replace it with a new…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility
The Federal Response to Domestic Violence. A Report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Mott-McDonald Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
This report examines Federal government activities undertaken to support adult female victims of spouse abuse in 1979 and 1980, summarizes issues that must be resolved to improve national, State, and local responsiveness to the problems of spouse abuse, and suggests legislative, regulatory, and administrative changes. The needs of victims of…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Community Involvement, Employment, Family Problems
Nye, F. Ivan – 1981
The revelation that three-quarters of a million adolescents leave home without permission each year has received national attention. Yet most lay persons and many professionals know little about the problem. A review of the professional literature on runaways shows an almost equal division between males and females who are more likely to be from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Delinquency Causes, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Southwestern Region Deaf-Blind Center, Sacramento, CA. – 1974
The document contains 18 presentations from Southwestern Region Deaf-Blind Center workshops held from 1970 to 1973 and covering the areas of assessment, vision, auditory training, communication, learning, family, and problems. Entries included the following titles and authors: "Methods for Assessing the Status and Growth of Preschool Deaf-Blind…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Training, Communication Skills, Deaf Blind
McBroom, Elizabeth, Ed.; And Others – Social Work Papers of the School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1981
Included in this booklet are nine papers reflecting the social work profession's engagement in the effort to deal with a variety of problems experienced by families and cultural minorities. Covered by individual papers are the following topics: (1) prevention of the troubled marital relationships that are sometimes brought on by the birth of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asian Americans, Child Abuse, Family Problems
