The Assessment and Treatment of Adolescents with Visual Impairments and Their Families.

Moore, Louise E.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ474388

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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The Assessment and Treatment of Adolescents with Visual Impairments and Their Families.

Moore, Louise E.; And Others

Teaching Exceptional Children, v26 n2 p56-59 Win 1994

This review examines evaluation and treatment of adjustment problems in adolescents with visual impairments and describes a behavioral family treatment program. It considers the impact of the child on the family and the family on the child; assessment (psychopathology, social skills competence, family adjustment, and marital functioning); and treatment (problem solving, communication skills training, and specific behavioral strategies). (DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems, Evaluation Methods, Family Counseling, Family Environment, Family Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Problem Solving, Student Adjustment, Student Evaluation, Therapy, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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