Summarizes lessons learned by the child welfare system in dealing with HIV/AIDS: extended families want to care for their own; family placements are preferable; secrecy exacerbates stigma and isolation; adolescent needs must be considered; focus on living with HIV; HIV affects total family; service provision must be culturally sensitive,…

Explores qualitative effects of the Bosnian peace-keeping deployment on 36 American military children whose parents were the first to be assigned. Many children experienced anxiety; distressing images of war; anger at the government; family abuse; worry about their mothers' coping abilities; and disruptions in family life, peer relationships, and…

Parents (N=45) of young children participated in either a child sexual abuse (CSA)-prevention workshop or a home-safety workshop. At follow-up interviews, parents who had participated in the CSA workshop reported having had significantly more discussions about CSA with their children than did control group parents. The coping appraisal components…

A study that investigated the coping strategies of 20 females with children (ages birth-4) with speech and language impairments found that most utilized effective coping strategies. Adaptive behaviors included liking the company of other people, feeling liked by others, awareness of the feelings of others, and a sense of happiness. (Author/CR)

Examined the relationship between child resilience and maternal employment status among Korean families resident in the United States. Found that mother's attitudes toward their employment status, father's supportiveness of that employment, and satisfaction with child care arrangements, but not employment itself, impacted reported children's…

Examines social support and coping in relation to resiliency among a sample of rural, low-income Appalachian African-American and White adolescents. Regression analyses reveal that social support from family and problem-focused, avoidance, and wishful-thinking forms of coping significantly predicted resiliency. Race and gender distinctions were…

Examines the differences in adolescent perceptions of life events, the level of stress due to life events, and coping strategies from high schools in three rural communities. Study finds substantial support for the hypotheses that differences do exist between communities and genders on life events, level of stress, and coping strategies. Discusses…

Discusses the use of children's picture books to assist preschool children's understanding of the "realness," permanence, and inclusiveness of death as part of the life cycle. Provides a list of "Do's and don'ts for helping children grieve" and a bibliography of books to share with preschoolers when a pet dies. (JPB)

Discusses progeria (or Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome), a rare childhood disorder that invariably results in death during adolescence. Describes the major medical aspects of progeria, and discusses the psychosocial implications of the disorder with particular emphasis on grief-triggered reactions. Presents an overview of psychosocial intervention…

Examined the relationship between anxiety and performance dimensions of adolescents' social skills and their self-esteem, well-being, coping, and social support. Found that scores on a social skills measure and on measures of the four psychosocial factors were related. The social skills measure identified three subgroups (assertives,…

Discusses the effects of a group counseling intervention on the social problem solving by and employment preparation of students in grades 9 and 10. Mathematics teachers implemented the intervention within a unit on mathematics problem solving. The intervention used a cognitive approach to counseling. Pretest and posttest scores and analyses of…

Analyzes interviews with four self-injuring young women. Suggests the meaning of self-injury is not the same as the meaning of attempted suicide, and that the two acts are related in the sense that self-injury is an adaptive alternative to suicide. The function of self-injury is a communicative act. The extent to with self-injurers can control…

Investigates social support for older adults in the computer-mediated environment. Finds that: satisfaction with Internet providers of social support was significantly higher for high Internet users than for low Internet users, whereas low Internet users were more satisfied with their non-Internet support networks than high Internet users; and…

This article introduces a framework for conceptualizing four forms of cognitive neuroplasticity. The concepts include: (1) homologous area adaptivity; (2) cross-modal reassignment; (3) map expansion; and (4) compensatory masquerade. The limitations of each form of plasticity are presented. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Reports on qualitative analyses on written responses to questions of school violence from school social workers (N=500). Respondents suggest that when a severe and violent event occurs, the entire school community should be cared for in the response. Comments reflect the severe sense of isolation, powerlessness, and despair school staff experience…