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Cohen, George M.; And Others – 1986
This document contains papers from a conference which targeted the needs and interests of counselors working with families. Individual papers in the book include: (1) "Economic, Social and Political Influences on Families" (Lynda Henley Walters); (2) "Family Structures and Stresses: A Counseling Perspective" (Edwin Herr); (3) "Cultural Diversity…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Counselors, Family Counseling
D'Oyley, Vincent, Ed. – 1978
The proceedings from the Toronto Conference present an overview of domestic violence, the roles of the police and judicial system, male/female relationships in domestic violence, the clinical treatment of domestic violence, domestic violence and education, social services, and a bibliography on battered wives. The multi-dimensionality of, and the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Conference Reports, Family Environment, Family Problems
Senate Committee of Canada (Ontario). Standing Senate Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. – 1978
Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Childhood Experiences as Causes of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. This issue, the last in a series of 19 hearings dating from…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Attachment Behavior
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1984
This booklet is the report of the Working Group on Children and Family Breakdown: The Positive Role of Nurses and Midwives, which was convened by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe and was attended by members of health disciplines, representatives of community groups, and journalists from the nursing and popular press. These…
Descriptors: Children, Family Problems, Family Structure, Foreign Countries
Callahan, Christine – 1986
This booklet describes the work of the Alaska Women's Commission, a state agency dedicated to the achievement of equal legal, economic, social, and political status for women in Alaska. Since its inception, the Alaska Women's Commission has provided funding for regional women's conferences in rural parts of the state. The document describes four…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Family Problems, Females, Political Issues
Connecticut State Dept. of Children and Youth Services, Hartford. – 1979
The proceedings of a series of four full-day workshops held during May, 1979, by the Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Project of the Department of Children and Youth Services and the Connecticut Justice for Children Collaboration are presented. Areas of concern addressed by the workshops included the following: (1) adolescent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Role, Behavior Problems, Community Organizations
Download full textGordon, James S., Ed. – 1981
This collection of essays provides an overview of runaways and runaway centers and describes specific short- and long-term services. The sections on direct services provide a basis for understanding the preventative services offered by runaway centers and the kinds of training necessary for center workers. The materials also consider the hazards…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, Counseling Services, Counselor Training
Delaware Univ., Newark. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1979
These proceedings summarize the important ideas discussed in various workshops of a Delaware forum on the changing nature of the American family. The contents include an opening statement by the Governor of Delaware; a transcript of a panel discussion of lobbying and obtaining grants and other types of funding; a brief address from a…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Day Care, Family Problems
Gault, Stanley C.; Brock, William E.; Donahue, Thomas R. – 1987
Three conference papers explore issues related to work and the American family. The first, by Stanley C. Gault, Chairman of th Board of the National Association of Manufacturers, discusses recent changes in business practices that accommodate changes in the structure of the modern American family. The second, by Secretary of Labor, William E.…
Descriptors: Business, Conflict, Employed Parents, Family Problems
Collins, Randall; And Others – 1984
These papers from an International Committee on Family Research (CFR) seminar explore seven themes, four of which are presented in Part 1. The first set of papers approach the question of whether the family is worth supporting and the related issue of pressures, conflicts, and expectations of family life (Theme 1). Randall Collins discusses…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Competence, Conflict
Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater. Div. of Home Economics. – 1977
This document is the proceedings of a statewide conference on the family sponsored by the Family Study Center and the Office of University Extension, Oklahoma State University. Participants and resource persons from eight states and 39 communities came together to consider new options for families as they face the adversities of a world with a…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Energy Conservation, Family Problems, Family (Sociological Unit)
Acampora, Alfonso P., Ed.; Nebelkopf, Ethan, Ed. – 1986
The World Federation of Therapeutic Communities is an international association of drug treatment centers that use the "Therapeutic Community" (TC) to combat chemical dependency and drug addiction. Their 1985 conference focused on bridging services between the TC and the traditional human service systems. A total of 85 separate papers…
Descriptors: Administration, Adolescents, Criminal Law, Drug Addiction
Spiegel, Marilyn R., Ed.; Safrit, R. Dale, Ed. – 1992
These conference proceedings contain abstracts of papers or complete papers that were submitted for presentation, along with descriptions of all workshops from a conference on reaching families and youths who have limited resources. The following are included: "Volunteerism and Limited Resource Audiences" (Safrit, Smith); "Cultural Do's and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Alcoholism, Career Development
Yoakum, Kathryn S., Ed.; Friesen, Barbara J., Ed. – 1991
This conference proceedings reports on a 1989 meeting addressing respite care for families of children with mental, emotional or behavioral disorders. The conference addressed: (1) respite care concepts, programs, and issues; and (2) planning for designing, financing, and implementing state and local respite programs. The report contains the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Children
Sword, Jeane, Ed. – 1987
Sponsored by the Advisory Council of the University of Minnesota, Duluth, the proceedings include the keynote address on the effects of day care on young children and associated guidelines for practice. Four sectional presentations provide discussions of discipline-based art education for early childhood, all-day programs for creative learning in…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Art Education, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
