This document contains 24 papers. Keynote addresses were given on the topics of autonomy for deaf adolescents and parent-adolescent dialogue. A section titled "Demographic Profiles of Deaf Adolescents in America" compares students in special schools with mainstreamed students. A section on "Family Intervention and Parent Education" includes three papers that cover preparation for adulthood, treatment of the larger than family system, and rubella babies as parents. "Transition from School to Work" examines transition workshops for parents, the family's role in transition, educational and occupational aspirations/attainments, and employers' perceptions. "Approaches to Sexual Abuse Interventions and Suicide Prevention" focuses on treatment of sexual abuse victims, sexual health policies, suicide prevention, and intervention with suicidal adolescents. "Strategies of Enhancing the Social and Emotional Development of Deaf Adolescents" reviews the self-image of deaf adolescents, consciousness-raising with deaf female adolescents, adapting and evaluating social skills curricula, assessing language competence, preventing substance use disorders, and inservice training in residential schools. A section on "Approaches to Substance Abuse Education and Prevention" describes self-help groups, Gallaudet's student development approach, reality therapy, and networking. (JDD)