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Parenting

Friday's Progress Notes - May 27, 2009
Mental Health Information - Vol. 13 Issue 5
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com

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CONTENTS

1. Family therapy and adolescent depression
2. Understanding the experiences of LGBT youth
3. Addressing the needs of parents in substance abuse treatment
4. Coping skills for children in high-conflict families
5. Strengthening the father-child relationship
6. Electronic media and children's well-being
7. Keeping kids safe in a high-tech world
8. Treatment approaches for the at-risk teen


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1. PSYCHIATRY MCC
Family Therapy with a Depressed Adolescent
Family therapy strategies include psychodynamic, structural, strategic, and cognitive-behavioral schools.
http://www.innovationscns.com/family-therapy-with-a-depressed-adolescent/

2. FOCAL POINT
The Family Acceptance Project: Understanding the Experiences of LGBT Youth
This article explores how families' responses to discovering their child is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender affect the child's self-esteem, behavior and mental health.
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/fpW0908.pdf

3. INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Partners in Parenting
These modules are designed to address the needs and concerns of parents in substance abuse treatment programs.
http://www.ibr.tcu.edu/_private/manuals/parenting/ppmanual.pdf

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4. JOURNAL OF THE CENTER FOR FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND THE COURTS
Effective Intervention with High-Conflict Families
Competent mental health professionals can help children learn effective coping skills and help parents reduce conflict.

5. THE SOURCE
Fostering Father Involvement
This is a series of articles about strengthening relationships between fathers and their children.

6. THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN
Media and Children's Aggression, Fear, and Altruism
This article discusses how electronic media influence children's emotional and social well-being.
http://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/18_01_05.pdf

7. GUARDINGKIDS.COM
Technology Safety and Security for Children: What Caretakers Need To Know
This handout increases awareness of risks to children who use high-tech tools in an unsupervised and uneducated manner.
http://www.lmsd.org/documents/pupil/internet_safety.pdf

8. CURRENT PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
Risk Taking Adolescents: When and How To Intervene
The authors discuss the neurobiology of adolescent risk taking and offer a treatment approach for at-risk teens and their parents. (Complimentary registration required.)
http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/article_pages.asp?AID=815


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