Strategies for removing environmental barriers to learning are listed and include being aware of the school's existing social systems; involving parents; continually investigating teacher alienation; designing programs and policies that positively affect all students, allowing all students to participate in decision making; and encouraging…

The literature on fears and phobias of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities is reviewed. Assessment procedures are then examined, including interviews, self-reports, parent rating scales, and behavioral observations. Interventions are drawn from the principles of respondent, operant, and vicarious conditioning. (Author/DB)

Explores the connections between learning disabilities and emotional problems in children. Discusses emotional aspects of learning disabilities, how learning disabilities may lead to emotional distress, how learning disabilities may exacerbate existing emotional concerns, how emotional issues may mask learning disabilities, and how emotional…

This Spanish language booklet is written for parents who are concerned about the speech of their young child. The goal of the booklet is to enable parents to begin working with their child, and a speech clinician if necessary, with a better understanding of the problem. The booklet discusses common parental questions such as: (1) Does my child…

This booklet is written for French speaking parents who have young children than may stutter. The goal of the booklet is to enable parents to begin working with their child, and a speech clinician if necessary, with a better understanding of the problem. The booklet is designed to answer to common parental questions such as: (1) Does my child…

Facts and resources about suicide and the effects on friends and relatives (survivors) of persons who have committed suicide are offered to help counselors learn how to work with the survivors. Estimates are presented of the annual number of suicides and survivors along with a discussion of the importance of providing services for survivors. To…

Religious minorities, as well as ethnic and racial minorities, present specific clinical and treatment concerns. Counselors of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews should be aware of the special characteristics of these populations which separate them from other subcultures and subgroups, and which may play an important part in the psychotherapeutic process.…

School nurses need to be aware of how divorce affects children and to have the necessary skills to assess emotional problems. Student behaviors to watch for that may indicate emotional problems are listed. (Author/DF)

This advice to teachers stresses the need to avoid stigmatizing children whose families do not fit the traditional pattern and to be alert for signs that a child is experiencing emotional problems. A counseling program for children undergoing divorce is described and further resources on this topic are listed. (SJL)

Offers 10 tips for developing well-designed crises-management plans and specified procedures for dealing with crises and tragedies. (LMI)

This article offers suggestions on enhancing emotional vocabulary in early childhood education settings. A schematic of children's emotional literacy is followed by ways to build emotional vocabulary by teaching directly, teaching incidentally, or utilizing special activities. Suggestions also address teaching children to recognize feelings in…

Successful intervention for students with reading difficulties should integrate social/emotional variables with skills-based approaches, keeping in mind that these students are reluctant to take reading risks, appear immobilized when asked to read, flee from challenging reading tasks, engage in disruptive behavior, and refuse to complete reading…

Research on depression among gifted adolescent females is reviewed. A psychotherapeutic model drawing on established feminist therapy strategies is presented for counselors working with gifted adolescent females. The model emphasizes recognizing harmful effects of patriarchal society, supporting females in self-exploration, and pursuing nonsexist…

This article looks at the roles and responsibilities of teachers concerning both their own and their students' reactions to death, in the context of the increasing numbers of medically fragile children in the classroom. The importance of teacher self-awareness, helping children understand and react to death, and providing parental assistance is…

Discusses why gifted girls are at risk for emotional instability due to the mixed social messages they receive, the lack of mental-health services for gifted girls, and their need for specialized counseling. Urges mental-health professionals to consult with professionals in gifted education to provide appropriate services. (CR)