Internal factors affecting how people perceive and react to relocation include beliefs about events, and emotions such as anger and loss, effects of early separation experiences, and self-esteem. Counseling can help individuals and families facing the psychological discomfort of this life crisis. (SK)

This study of 45 hospitalized abused children examined risk factors for child abuse when social class effects were minimized. Abused children were more likely to have younger parents and fewer siblings and to have been separated from their parents during the first year of life. Their parents were more likely to have been abused as children.…

Assessed relative effectiveness of 2 different intergenerational approaches to family therapy as compared to a traditional nuclear family approach with 43 families. Results indicated follow through was problematic with intergenerational families, although there were indications that the intergenerational approaches had some unique benefits and…

Examined long-term consequences of diverse family backgrounds for relational well-being in 313 adults from intact-happy, intact-unhappy, death-disrupted, and divorce-disrupted families. Results indicated those from intact-happy families were less likely than others to be in an intimate relationship. The quality of intimate relationships and the…

Related cognitions (ambiguity of stepfather role, optimistic perspective on stepfamilies, and myths about stepfamilies) to satisfaction with (step)parent-child relationships and family/marital/personal life in 27 mother/stepfather pairs. Compared to stepfathers, mothers had more optimistic perspective on stepfamilies, were less likely to endorse…

Surveyed nationally certified school psychologists (n=178) to investigate patterns of practice. Findings included trends for certified school psychologists to employ briefer interventions, to favor the more behavior theory-oriented approaches, and to report family problems as most frequent type of problem encountered in their counseling.…

Parental kidnapping could lead to a lawsuit against the school or principal. After general building security, schools need to check on custody status, network with the courts, and convince both custodial and noncustodial parents that schools are on the children's side. A summary provides 14 steps to safeguard against parental kidnapping. (MLF)

Content analysis of problems caregiving daughters and daughters-in-law (n=51) elected to work on during counseling yielded seven categories: improving coping skills; meeting elder's needs; responding to family issues; concern over caregiver-recipient relationship; eliciting support; feelings of inadequacy and guilt; and planning for elder's…

Tested exploratory model of stress process for dual-career women and men using a path analysis and data from 163 women and 149 men. Results indicated men and women were psychologically vested in both professional and family roles. Women reported no significant associations between having younger children and role strain, parental stress, or…

This article suggests that fundamentalist families are significantly different from nonfundamentalist families, that fundamentalist beliefs have an impact upon the family's operations to the extent that they are a distinct subculture, and that treatment requires sensitivity to their beliefs and a set of unique assessment and intervention skills.…

Notes that Persian Gulf War focused public attention on the problems military families face in coping with military-induced family separation. Highlights some of the unique stressors faced by active-duty, national guard, and reserve military families. Presents practical guidelines to assist social workers in designing interventions to help these…

Assigned 103 elementary students of separated/divorced parents to support group, support and skill building group; support, skill building, transfer, and parent training procedures; or no-treatment control. Children (n=26) from intact homes served as controls. Two skill-building conditions yielded durable improvements in adjustive behaviors in…

Lists and annotates winning entries in 1993 National Council on Family Relations Videotape Competition in categories of substance abuse, aging, social issues, divorce/remarriage, families with special needs, family violence, human development, reproduction and family planning, marital/family issues, mental health, nontraditional families,…

Presents information from interviews for Amish Study, study undertaken to understand, from rural family's perspective, experience of having received in-home family services. Describes barriers to service found by rural families and presents two cases from Amish Study. Considers need for outreach to rural families. (NB)

Discusses problems experienced by families who have child who is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive or who has Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), noting that child with HIV/AIDS in family usually means at least one parent also has HIV/AIDS. Urges professionals to think of family, rather than individual, and to plan services for…