Describes a low-cost, short-term, day treatment program for emotionally disturbed children, aimed at successfully returning participants to public school classes. The program services 21 children, aged 8-12, in a highly structured therapeutic environment, with individual and group psychotherapy and parent involvement in treatment. (BF)

The study examined the extent to which cognitive self-control processes and relaxation techniques could be therapeutically applied to chronic anger problems. The cognitive treatment was implemented by self-instruction procedures. The cognitive coping procedures involved the use of self-statements for the management of anger and cognitive…

An extended-care program at a child guidance clinic placed student volunteers in closely supervised relationships with emotionally disturbed children. The study concluded that college students are an effective if unappreciated source of manpower. (Author)

Group counseling is valuable for the psychological and social readjustment of newly disabled persons and their families, with the counselor and physician having major roles in personal rehabilitation. (AG)

Discussion based on premise that self worth and ability to love are learned, are essential learnings for survival, and that educational system needs to look at them as major aims. (Author)

This reform-proposal comes not so much from changes in staffing or in organization or in new curriculum guides, as it does from deep commitments and strong beliefs. (Author)

Emphasizes the importance of establishing a warm student/teacher relationship when tutoring drug abusers. Describes a tutoring process teachers can use to gear remedial work toward the interest patterns of the students. (RL)

This article describes the three major phases of family treatment. Each phase is defined and compared to phases of individual therapy. The position developed in this paper is that the processes and stages of therapy with family systems are significantly different from those of therapy with individuals. (Author)

The author describes her experience in working with a group of mentally ill persons in a program of reading and discussing modern literature that is mainly concerned with the complexity of our modern society. (JD)

Author discusses his working experiences in various types of therapeutic communities. He stresses the importance of interaction between patients, counselor and patient, and community and patient, and the need of the therapist or counselor to be open to self-examination and change. (WW)

Conducted an exploratory qualitative study with three focus groups to investigate views of dependency in the therapeutic relationship. Evidence suggests a degree of ambivalence and discomfort among the participants regarding dependency issues. Participants' concern relating to issues of dependency argues for more rigorous research into the…

Evaluates the leisure perceptions held by adolescents in institutional settings. Neulinger's (1986) "What Am I Doing?" scale (WAID) is used to measure the differences between adolescents in therapeutic and nontherapeutic settings. Discusses whether the two cohorts differ in regard to their scores when concomitant variables are statistically…

Describes symptoms of learning disabled (LD) children and describes often-associated affects of learning disabilities on child's social skills. Recommends residential camp setting for LD children, suggesting the "learn-by-doing" environment helps them overcome challenges and to improve self esteem. Offers tips for designing LD camp programs. (TES)