Principals and teachers need to develop basic counseling skills to help students deal with family problems they bring to school. (LD)

Provides a narrative on the role of metaphor (in particular, Aesop's fable of the hare and the tortoise) in working with an 11-year-old boy with learning disabilities and severe emotional problems. (SR)

Describes rhythm and presence, then focuses on roles of rhythm and presence in forming connections with troubled youth. Contends that techniques used to manage behavior and promote growth only work when workers are present (real) and in sync with children's rhythms. Offers six suggestions that are helpful in creating situations in which rhythm and…

Focuses on the communication instructor's role in helping students avoid or cope with relationship distress and dysfunctional domestic-communication patterns. Suggests interpersonal-communication instructors include units on destructive-relationship patterns, predictors of negative-relationship cycles, and skills training to correct these…

This exploration of the dynamics and developmental consequences of child abuse begins with a definition of child abuse and a discussion of child sexual abuse. After a description of the incidence of child abuse, the consequences of abuse--including health and emotional problems, and neuro-developmental disabilities--are discussed. Further…

The author, a therapist, relates the 2 year process of psychotherapy with Heather, a 19 year old Down's syndrome girl. Psychotherapy was seen as the least restrictive alternative because it recognized that the girl, in addition to some concerns related to her handicap, was upset by her own inner emotional pressures and entitled to a neurotic…

Encourages reading teachers to use journal writing by college students to look beyond basic skill deficiencies, to seek and monitor physical, emotional, psychological, and environmental factors that may impair students' progress in reading. (SRT)

Investigates causal factors, prevention, management, and treatment of adolescent suicide. (Author/DB)

It is the purpose of this article to briefly explain the process of divorcing common to a majority of divorced adults, to parallel some of the behavioral changes in our children to that process, and to touch upon the educator's necessary response to ensure the uninterrupted education of our children. (Author/SJL)

Discussed are the problems of retired persons in general and of the retired music educator in particular. Suggestions are made for making use of the expertise of the retired music educator. (KC)

A teacher of middle-school students with learning disabilities summarizes interviews with two learning-disabled young men in which they remember the humiliation suffered because of their disability and the difference a knowledgeable and understanding teacher can make. (DB)

Contends that, to understand role of gender in psychological problems, counselors need to be aware of gender-socialized individual characteristics, which may affect what psychological problems people develop, associated symptoms, and how people respond to problems. Claims it is important to recognize how broader sociological context presents men…

This paper explores the tendency to regard the terms "emotional abuse" and "psychological abuse" as interchangeable. Existing commonly used definitions are reviewed, and new definitions are provided. Differences between mental and emotional consequences of child abuse are delineated and the implications of these differences for terminology usage…

Discusses the qualities of successful realistic children's fiction and examines issues involved in writing and publishing for children. A historical overview of the image of children in fiction is presented; dealing with sensitive, emotional topics is discussed; and concerns of editors and publishers of children's fiction are addressed. (12…

This article recounts the case of a gifted French adolescent girl whose life, characterized by family problems and lack of support, resulted in her tragic suicide at the age of 17. (DB)