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Download full textSparling, Joseph, Ed. – 1980
Through a synthesis of 15 research studies, this report profiles parenting information needs and attempts to increase understanding of potential sources of parenting information. It is suggested that the synthesis may assist (1) needs-assessment for program planning and design, (2) development of information strategies or products for parents, and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Child Development, Demonstration Programs, Family Problems
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1981
The proceedings of this subcommittee of the House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging explore the incidence and causes of elder abuse and consider ways of dealing with the problem. Statements of victims of elder abuse and statements of social service personnel are included. Legal aspects of the problem and the possibility of government…
Descriptors: Aggression, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Financial Problems
Sengstock, Mary C.; Liang, Jersey – 1982
While the family has traditionally been the preferable alternative to nursing home care for the aged, recent research indicates that some elderly persons are subjected to neglect or abuse by their families. To investigate this problem, elderly abuse victims in Detroit completed questionnaires and interviews; their families and social service and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Family Problems
Neilans, Thomas H.; And Others – 1981
This paper describes the application of a systems approach model to assessing families with a labeled noncompliant child. The first section describes and comments on the applied methodology for the model. The second section describes the classification of 61 families containing a child labeled by the family as noncompliant. An analysis of data…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Classification, Family Counseling
Blakely, Craig H.; And Others – 1980
Parents of delinquents often display unconstructive behavioral patterns. The effects of behavior contracting with juvenile delinquents in response to these patterns was examined. Delinquent youth (N=72) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) controls, receiving normal court treatment; (2) a Family Contracting (FC) group, diverted…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Child Advocacy, Contingency Management, Delinquency
Geoglio, Gerald R. – 1980
As caseloads and reports of child abuse and neglect increase, social service agencies have developed new and varied approaches to effectively serve troubled families. Increasingly, the volunteer and the paid paraprofessional are being used to maintain needed services and to stretch limited dollars. The New Jersey Division of Youth and Family…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Delivery Systems, Family Counseling
Nickerson, Eileen T. – 1980
One of the most promising contemporary approaches to working therapeutically with children and their parents and families is to employ the parents and/or other family members as play-agents, or play therapists. The incorporation of parents and other family or family-surrogate figures into the play therapeutic treatment of children has therapeutic…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Family Problems, Intervention, Paraprofessional Personnel
Reynolds, John N.; And Others – 1980
This paper describes the family-theme group, a group approach to working with schizophrenics based on the assumptions that: (1) family dynamics are important variables in the development and maintenance of schizophrenia; (2) schizophrenic families have numerous maladaptive qualities not present in normal families; and (3) hospitalization of…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Counseling Techniques, Emotional Disturbances, Family Problems
Siegel, Ken – 1980
A program for treating the incestuous family is presented which concentrates on group treatment for female adolescent incest victims between the ages of 12 and 17. Two groups which have met weekly for one year are described in terms of the girls' progress. Suggestions are offered to insure treatment success, including: (1) the ideal time for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Counseling Effectiveness
Loving, Nancy – 1980
This police guide reports on police responses to spouse abuse and wife beating calls based on research collected from visits to 17 police departments, interviews with police managers, a survey of 130 police officers, and interviews with social service professionals. The first chapter explains the purposes of the report, i.e., to: (1) provide…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Crisis Intervention, Family Problems, Helping Relationship
Colten, Mary Ellen; And Others – 1980
Drug addicted and non-addicted parents show similar behaviors and attitudes toward their children; however, addicted women are more likely to feel inadequate in their role as mothers. The results of two studies comparing the relationships between drug addicted and non-drug addicted parents and children of addicts and non-addicts showed little…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Comparative Analysis, Drug Addiction
Coalition for Children and Youth, Washington, DC. – 1978
The purpose of this guide is to provide background and focus material for political action regarding several areas of concern related to children and their families: unemployment and the working parent, supports for family economic stability, health and family services, and the environment and the working parent. Each chapter presents brief…
Descriptors: Child Responsibility, Children, Citizen Participation, Economically Disadvantaged
National Commission on Families and Public Policies, Washington, DC. – 1978
This report, resulting from presentations at the 105th Annual Forum of the National Conference on Social Welfare in May 1978 in Los Angeles, California, outlines the interactions between families and society in America. It emphasizes the importance of creating social supports that will assist and strengthen families in their efforts to fulfill…
Descriptors: Age, Aging (Individuals), Child Rearing, Conferences
LEE, BEATRICE C. – 1963
A DROPOUT IS A PUPIL WHO LEAVES A SCHOOL BEFORE GRADUATION OR BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF A PROGRAM OF STUDIES, AND WHO DOES NOT TRANSFER TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. TABLES SHOW THE NUMBER OF PUPILS IN SCHOOLS FROM GRADE 5 THROUGH COLLEGE ENTRANCE FROM 1924 TO 1962, AND FROM GRADE 9 THROUGH GRADUATION FROM 1928 TO 1962. ANOTHER TABLE SHOWS PUBLIC SCHOOL NINTH…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adjustment (to Environment), Community Cooperation, Dropout Prevention
OPPENHEIM, IRENE – 1964
THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS WORKSHOP WERE INTERESTED IN DETERMINING HOW HOME ECONOMISTS MAY WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE POOR. THEY INCLUDED WELFARE DIRECTORS, TEACHERS, CASEWORKERS, HOME ECONOMISTS, ECONOMISTS, AND CREDIT AND LIFE INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVES. LOW INCOME WAS DEFINED IN RELATION TO NEED AND TO TOTAL RESOURCES. PRESENTATIONS WERE--(1)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Organizations, Conferences, Consumer Economics
