Notes the impact of a child with disability on family. Focuses on marital dyad and reviews literature on group counseling with parents of children with disabilities. Examines psychological concerns of parents, rationale for group approaches, models of parent counseling groups, and effects of parent groups. Concludes that combined…

Reviews outcome studies of marriage enrichment groups for both premarital and marital couples, examining determination of change, measurement tools, stability of changes, differential effectiveness, and types of participants. Emphasizes the impact varies with the audience for such programs. Describes the focus as primary prevention for couples…