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Peer reviewedBerman, Alan L., Ed. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1990
Presents case summary involving survivors of suicide of 17-year-old child. Includes two therapists' comments on working with issues and dynamics described. One therapist suggests seeking entry into the family system through the father's difficulties. Another therapist recommends using the "Gandhi technique" or the intervention used by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Case Studies, Counseling Techniques
Peer reviewedBrake, Kathryn J. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1988
Provides a rationale for services to children of alcoholics and describes school-based interventions to help these children. Asserts that schools are the logical setting for providing knowledge, skills, and support to help children of alcoholics understand the dysfunctional effects of familial alcoholism. Offers suggestions for school counselors…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Elementary Education, Family Problems, Intervention
Peer reviewedManning, Diane Thompson; Manning, Bernard – Journal of Reading, 1984
Discusses how to use literature to help children of alcoholics. Provides a list of appropriate books. (FL)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Bibliotherapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Problems
Wood, Barbara L. – 1984
Children of alcoholic parents often defend against family instability by adopting roles (hero, scapegoat, lost child, mascot) which bring a semblance of stability to the family. While one role may seem to dominate the character of an individual child, all four roles may be seen in the same child; at times conditions may cause an exchange of roles.…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Behavior Problems, Child Role
Peer reviewedEl-Sheikh, Mona; Cummings, E. Mark – New Directions for Child Development, 1997
Discusses the role of marital conflict as a mediator of parental drinking problems, and the emotional regulation and adjustment of children living in a family with an alcoholic parent. Proposes an emotional security hypothesis to explain the relationships, wherein hostile emotion communication may undermine children's sense of security, and as a…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Alcoholism, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Modification
Peer reviewedHorejsi, Charles; And Others – Child Welfare, 1992
Explains characteristics and behaviors of Native American parents who react to child protection services with extreme aggressiveness, passivity, or avoidance. Discusses appropriate behaviors for social workers to use with such parents. (BG)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, Boarding Schools
Birke, Szifra – Momentum, 1993
Provides information on alcoholism and codependency to help teachers identify and respond to children of alcoholics (COAs). Discusses characteristics of alcoholic homes and problems encountered by children and adult COAs. Examines survival "masks" of COAs, including hero, rebel, adjustor, clown, and caretaker. Lists organizational,…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Catholic Educators
Evans, Lara; Gobert, Judy – Winds of Change, 1995
Judy Gobert (Blackfeet/Salish) struggled with racism and sexual abuse in childhood and with substance abuse and family violence in adulthood. Traditional spirituality, belief in education, and support groups have helped her to heal herself and create a better life for her children and herself. Describes her doctoral research on drug-resistant…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indians, Child Abuse, Family Violence
Bess, Stacey – 1994
In 1984, the Salt Lake City (Utah) school district was one of the first in the nation to set up a public school classroom in a homeless shelter. This book describes one teacher's experiences teaching kindergarten through sixth grade in this "school with no name." Through poignant stories, the book illustrates some lessons learned over 6…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Children, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
