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Peer reviewedColeman, Marilyn; Ganong, Lawrence – Family Relations, 1987
Reviews and critiques 11 stepfamily self-help books for children and adolescents. Codes books on dimensions of appropriate audience, author background, issues, advice, and strengths. Rates general interest and quality of writing of books and assigns categories of recommendation. Discusses use of the books as an adjunct to therapy. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bibliotherapy, Book Reviews, Children
Peer reviewedHaaken, Janice – Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 1993
Analysis of Al-Anon and Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) organizational literature shows women's articulation of and responses to the problems of codependence from the 1950s to the 1980s. Progressive appropriation of feminist ideals, a critique of the family, and a disease-based model of family dysfunction characterize understanding of…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Comparative Analysis, Counseling, Family Problems
Peer reviewedMelvin, Diane; Appleby, Sue – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1995
Describes the establishment and development of a support group for the parents of children infected and/or affected by HIV infection. The group is hospital-based, meeting monthly since April 1992, facilitated by professionals but with a self-help and peer support emphasis. Explains the planning, setting, and running of the group. Identifies…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Children, Coping, Death
