Suggests picture books, children's novels, and children's nonfiction about coping with divorce and separation and living in a one parent family. (SJL)

An article is presented on the "burn-out" of parents, particularly those of autistic children (i.e., the exhaustion of their psychological and/or physical resources as a result of long and intense caring for their children), along with the comments and responses of five parents and professionals. (DLS)

Interviews with 20 AIDS volunteers suggested six themes for volunteer caregiving: caring, supporting, touching, balancing, benefiting, and reflecting. The volunteers remained enthusiastic and positive and had effective coping strategies. Ways to train and support them were suggested. (SK)

Discussions with 11 retired nurses and 8 in the preretirement phase revealed concerns about adequate finances and timing of retirement, anticipation of increased discretionary time, sadness over loss of collegial relationships, and a variety of strategies for coping with the transition. (SK)

Reviews changes in the economy and agriculture, proposing that higher education must prepare students to cope with change through knowledge for being. In addition to knowledge for knowing and doing, knowledge for being involves information exchange and analysis, group work, critical thinking, and problem solving. (SK)

Transformative learning necessitates the loss of the old self. Two ways to deal with this loss are critical social theory, a dialectical, rational approach; and analytical depth psychology, a discerning awareness of the transformation process through a change in consciousness. (SK)

Family and consumer scientists can assist people with effective resource management during stages of divorce. Different resource issues arise at different stages: when contemplating transition to single life, during the legal process of divorce, and in the post-divorce adjustment. (SK)

Examined the effects of subjective stress and coping resources on blood pressure reactivity among black college students. The interactive effects of subjective stress and coping resources predicted diastolic blood pressure reactivity. Higher levels of problem-focused coping related to more marked diastolic blood pressure changes under conditions…

Interviews with 10 black human resource developers exploring their career experiences indicated that they faced similar discrimination challenges as other black workers. They developed bicultural strategies for handling racial issues, such as support systems at work and outside the workplace. (Contains 35 references.) (SK)

Presents a sense-making process in defining health, particularly as related to people with chronic illness and disabilities, reviewing existing concepts of health, examining how people make sense of their disability and illness from an existential perspective, offering two concepts (life story and sense of coherence) relevant to this existential…

Discusses the complexities of sexual avoidance, or Hypoactive Sexual Desire (HSD), a previously neglected aspect of a couple's relationship. Suggests that learning from a therapist to accept and enjoy other forms of sexual exchange can open up new horizons of physical and emotional intimacy. (Contains 17 references.) (GCP)

Briefly reviews the literature on infertility and its emotional, physical, existential, and relational effects on individuals, couples, and families. Life crisis and biopsychosocial theories are discussed as they apply to persons struggling with infertility issues. In addition, stage models derived from a biopsychosocial perspective are presented.…

Reviews literature on social change, correctional education, and teacher burnout to develop a context for decisions correctional educators must make regarding the basis for their teaching efforts, choice of emphasis on prison management or prison reform, and the pacing of their professional work. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)

A survivor of a disaster discusses stages of trauma and processes of recovery and addresses the role of education in offering opportunities for information, discussion, and understanding. (SK)

The authors report on interviews with counselors who had faced the crisis of client suicide about accessibility and utility of resources for coping and recovery. All identified resources were rated as potentially useful, but their utility was sometimes impaired by limited access. Recommendations for promoting recovery from client suicide are…