Clearinghouse Primary Prevention Program Clearinghouse Psychology Department--Dewey Hall University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. 05405
To enhance communication between mental health professionals and to help to avoid needless duplication of labor, the Clearinghouse solicits write-ups of prevention programs, publishes brief abstracts, and makes copies of programs available on request for a fee depending on the length of the write-up. The Clearinghouse is administered by Linda KeUy at the address above.
To Order Copies of the programs listed below are available. Those with an asterisk (*) are not available from the Clearinghouse and should be requested directly from the author or consulted in the published source indicated. All other programs can be obtained by sending the CH number together with your name and address and the fee indicated to the address above.
Submitting Programs The Clearinghouse welcomes copies of published or unpublished prevention programs. Send one copy to the address above, together with a signed copy of this statement: " I am the author of the program entitled--and hereby grant VCPP, Inc. permission to reproduce this document and to make it available on request for a charge to be determined by them. I further grant permission for them to publish the document title, author's name(s), and an abstract of its contents in the Journal of Primary Prevention." If the right to grant permission to reproduce the material is held by someone other than the author, please provide the appropriate name and address (this is usually the journal editor in the case of the published material). A very brief abstract (less than 50 words) should be provided with each item submitted. The first sentence should include an indication of the population served by, and the purpose of, the program.
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*CH-076 Blane, H.T. (Program in Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Pittsburgh, PA) Issues in preventing alcohol problems. Preventive Medicine, 1976, 5, 176-186. (Howard T. Blane, Program in Rehabilitation Counseling, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260) Describes and evaluates four different preventive models and their approaches to alcohol abuse. The social science model stresses an approach wherein moderate drinking is accepted as part of other activities while excessive drinking is opposed. It utilizes the methods of mass media, the promotion of alternative activities, and integration of responsible drinking into daily fife. The public health model is closer to secondary prevention in that it focuses on diagnosis and early intervention for those at risk for alcoholism. The distribution of consumption model aims at reducing alcohol consumption through decreasing the availability of alcohol by increasing prices. The proscriptive model favors prohibition of alcohol. Stresses that the alcoholism movement, helping professions, alcohol industry and alcohol control systems must work together to form alcohol policy. Discusses the division between these groups and their respective vested interests. Favors federal initiative and the establishment of a preventive agency independent of health services in developing a comprehensive approach to alcohol. CH-091 Lopez, R.E., & Cheek, D. (National Institute of Mental Health, Chevy Chase, MD) The prevention of institutional racism: Training counseling psychologists as agents for change. Counseling Psychologist, 1'977, 7 {2), 64-69. (1980; 6 pp.; $0.80) Discusses institutional racism in the U.S.A. and how counseling psychologists possess some of the necessary skills for the prevention of racism on individual, structural, and organizational levels. Stresses the need for an interdisciplinary education for these change agents and describes a sample university program to facilitate communication between Black and Chicano faculty/staff. *CH-125 Messner, L. (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA) Observation of electe.d public officials by high school students: An example of primary prevention. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1977, 18, 277-282. IEdward Messner, Zero Emerson Place, Boston, MA 02114) Abstract appears by permission of Grune & Stratton, Inc. Discusses democratic government and the maladaptive behaviors that arise when citizens in a democracy feel the need for change but do not know enough about government institutions to seek change in an adaptive manner. Describes a program in a small town where high school students observed public officials to acquaint the students with their government in hopes of reducing political apathy in adulthood. As a side benefit the behavior of some public officials improved while they were under observation. *CH-150 Gray, S.W., & Klaus, R.A. (George Peabody College, Nashville, TN) An experimental preschool program for culturally deprived children. Child Development, 1965, 56, 887-898. (Susan W. Gray, Dept. of Psychology, Peabody College, Nashville, TN 37203)
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The Early Training Project seeks to prevent the common progressive retardation and lack of school achievement observed in culturally deprived children through increasing achievement motivation and delay of gratification. Explains how patterns of stimulus and reinforcement differ in homes of culturally deprived versus privileged children and the effects of these differences. The project incorporates summer school with home visits throughout the year using materials "to promote achievement motivation, to stimulate language development, to encourage the child to order and classify the objects and events of his world." Test results are cited. CH-169 Pisacano, J.C., Lichter, H., Ritter, J., & Siegal, P. (Long Beach, NY} An attempt at prevention of obesity in infancy. Pediatrics, 1978, 61, 360-364. {1980; 5 pp.; $0.50} Describes a study which compared the percentage of overweight babies who were fed the Prudent Diet to those who were fed a standard infant diet at ages 3 months and 3 years. The Prudent Diet was instituted through education of the mother. At 3 years of age, while 25.5% of infants fed the standard diet were overweight, only 1.28% of those fed the Prudent Diet were overweight. The authors hope that infants fed the Prudent Diet will not only be prevented from developing obesity in early youth but will also develop a taste for unsalted and unsweetened foods and be prevented from developing such obesity-related health problems as heart disease in adulthood. CH-195 Shure, M.B°, & Spivack, G. (Hahneman Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center, Philadelphia, PA} Interpersonal cognitive problem-solving and primary prevention: Programming for preschool and kindergarten children. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 1979, Summer, 89-94. {1980; 6 pp.; $0.80} Interpersonal cognitive problem-solving (ICPS) skills were taught to Black inner-city nursery and kindergarten children to enhance their knowledge of alternatives, consequences, and the feelings of others, and to prevent or reduce impulsive and inhibited behavior. Children were divided into 4 groups: (1} training in nursery school only; (2) training in kindergarten only; (3) training during both years; and (4) no training. Children in training received 20 minutes of instruction a day for 3 months. Effects were in the directions expected {i.e., enhancing knowledge of alternatives), and these results lasted for at least a year following training although the effects did not increase. Children with two years training had the highest ICPS scores, but one year of training was sufficient for behavioral adjustment. Trained subjects were more likely to remain adjusted in first grade, showing a preventive effect of the program. CH-202 Hamilton, R. {University of Vermont, Burlington} Poverty, psychopathology, education and prevention. Unpublished paper. (1980; 25 pp.; $1.70} If poverty is related to psychopathology, and if education is seen as an inroad to the eradication of poverty, then why is poverty still widespread? Past educational reforms have stressed job preparedness and have overeducated people for unavailable jobs. Necessary changes in the work field such as
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worker participation in decision making will lead to educational reforms stressing cooperative decision making, Origin training, and intrinsic motivation. *CH-204 Collins, G. ITrinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL} Psychology is not a panacea, but . . . . Christianity Today, 1979, 23, 22-25. IGary Collins, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL 60015} Calls for a biblically based psychology which would include counseling training for pastors, peer support groups, and the church as a preventive community. CH-207 Hirschi, T. {State University of New York, Albany) Causes and prevention of juvenile delinquency. Sociological Inquiry, 1977, 47, 322-341. {1980; 10 pp.; $0.80} Compares causal and control theories of delinquency and discusses notable "causes" of delinquency such as family disorganization, school failure, peer influence, asocial beliefs, and age. *CH-208 Weissman, M.M., Paykel, E.S., & Klerman, G.L. {Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT} The depressed woman as a mother. Social Psychiatry, 1972, 7, 98-108. (Myrna M. Weissman, Yale University School of Medicine, 34 Park Street, New Haven, CT 06519} Forty depressed women were matched with forty normal women in a study which found that depressed women are impaired as mothers while normals show little to no impairment. Describes depressed mother-child interactions through the following life stages; {1} care of the newborn; {2} nurturance of the infant; {3} enculturation of the young child; t4} adolescence; and {5} the empty nest. Outlines impact of these interactions on the psychological development and behavior of the child. Early intervention in the form of drug therapy and psychotherapy of the mother are suggested as measures in preventing disturbance in their children. *CH-210 Silberfeld, M. {Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Psychological symptoms and school supports. Social Psychiatry, 1978, 13, 11-17. {Michel Silberfeld, The Wellesley Hospital, 160 Wellesley Street East, Room 341, Jones Building, Toronto, Canada M4Y 1J3} General practice and psychiatric outpatients were compared in terms of their interpersonal relationships. As a group, psychiatric patients had fewer relationships. They also had fewer relationships per person. Although they saw their relatives as frequently as did general patients and their relationships were of comparable length, they saw their relations for less time at each visit. A higher percentage of relations of psychiatric patients were friends, while general patients saw more relations in work situations, etc. While psychiatric patients felt closer to friends, general patients felt closer to relatives. Psychiatric patients, therefore, are more deprived in their social networks due to a smaller pool of relations and their closeness with friends rather than relatives, when relatives might be more apt to be reliable in a crisis.
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*CH-211 Bolman, W.M., McDermott, J.F., Jr., & Arensdorf, A.M. {University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu} A new concept in social psychiatry: Child advocacy. Social Psychiatry, 1973, 8, 26-31. (Dr. W.M. Bolman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI) Describes the worsening plight of emotionally disturbed children, deficits in child mental health services, the serious nutritional, educational, economic, health, environmental, and legal problems children face, and our society's antichildren attitude. Covers historical approaches to meeting resource needs of child mental health. Describes the structure of child mental health services and the need for community input into the structure. Discusses child advocacy as the new force in child services and points out what socio/political forces make advocacy necessary. *CH-212 Miller, P. McC., & Ingham, J.G. {MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Scotland} Friends, confidants and symptoms. Social Psychiatry, 1976, 11, 51-58. (P. McC. Miller, MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 SHF Scotland, United Kingdom} Describes a correlational study in which subjects who were consulting a physician and those who were not were interviewed to find the association between physical and psychological symptoms {notably depressiont and social support systems in the guise of a close confidant and network of casual acquaintances. Women without a close confidant had higher levels of psychological symptoms, and those without a network of casual friends reported more psychological and physical symptoms. For men the trends were similar though less clear. CH-234 Kunkle-Miller, C., & Blane, H.T. {University of Pittsburgh, PA) A small group approach to youth education about alcohol. Journal of Drug Education, 1977, 7 (4), 381-386. {1980; 4 pp.; $0.50} Describes an alcohol education program for high school students which encourages youth to discuss their own questions and explore their own feelings and values regarding alcohol. Program elements include an open, nonjudgmental group leader and fun activities such as role plays and art. *CH-243 L'Abate, L. {Georgia State University, Atlanta} Toward a theory and technology for social skills training: Suggestions for curriculum development. Academic Psychology Bulletin, 1980, 2, 207-228. {Luciano L'Abate, Psychology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA) Lists various Social Skills Training ISST) programs, touching on their historical roots. Discusses Human Relations Training and how it differs from therapeutic and educational approaches, the theoretical foundations of SST, proposed models and academic curricula, and resistance of therapists to SST. CH-245 Alvy, K.T., & Rubin, H.S. {Center for Improvement of Child Caring, Inc., Studio City, CA} Personnel for Parent Development Program:
Report Number One: Conceptual Framework and Preliminary
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Results of Pilot Phase Training Cycle. Unpublished paper. {1980; 62 pp.; $4.OO} This program is a national model for training staff in public mental health, social service, and educational agencies to deliver a variety of parent training services (P.E.T., Adlerian, behavioral}. The conceptual framework, practical implication problems and results of two successful training cycles are presented. Program expansions are described (Abstract: Kerby T. Alvy, Ph.D.). CH-249 Vestin, M. {National Swedish Board of Education, Stockholm, Sweden} The sex roles at school. Published by the National Swedish Board of Education, Stockholm, Sweden, 1977. {1980; 31 pp.; $2.50} Discusses the National Swedish Board of Education's extensive program to have schools "work for equality between men and women in the family, in the labour market and elsewhere in the community." The program includes proequality training in all academic subjects to allow human occupational and emotional roles to develop fully in both boys and girls as part of a society-wide move for equality. CH-251 Ilfeld, F.W., Jr. {University of California at Davis School of Medicine} Sex differences in psychiatric symptomatology. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, San Francisco, August 1977. {1980; 25 pp.; $1.70} In a Chicago area survey of 2,299 adult community residents the author found that more than twice as many women as men have high psychiatric symptomatology. To better understand why women have higher symptoms, the authors introduce a host of demographic, personality, and social setting test variables into the analysis. CH-256 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism {Rockville, MD) Teaching about drinking. Department of Health, Education and Welfare publication. {1980; 5 pp.; $0.50} Or write the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20852} Written for teachers, this pamphlet cites some areas of importance in discussing alcohol {teacher and student attitudes, role models, peer influence, experimentation, and resources for help with drinking problems} and encourages teachers to get more information and to become involved. CH-258 National Institute on'Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Rockville, MD) Drinking etiquette--for those who drink and those who don't. Department of Health and Human Services publication. (1980; 8 pp.; $0.80} Or write the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20852} Compares American drinking customs with those of other cultures which do not have as many alcohol problems. Gives guidelines for both host/hostess and guest on how to avoid drunkenness when drinking and gives suggestions on how to deal with a drunken guest. May be used in education courses.
To enhance communication between mental health professionals and to help to avoid needless duplication of labor, the Clearinghouse solicits write-ups of prevention programs, publishes brief abstracts, and makes copies of programs available on request for a fee depending on the length of the write-up. The Clearinghouse is administered by Linda KeUy at the address above.
To Order Copies of the programs listed below are available. Those with an asterisk (*) are not available from the Clearinghouse and should be requested directly from the author or consulted in the published source indicated. All other programs can be obtained by sending the CH number together with your name and address and the fee indicated to the address above.
Submitting Programs The Clearinghouse welcomes copies of published or unpublished prevention programs. Send one copy to the address above, together with a signed copy of this statement: " I am the author of the program entitled--and hereby grant VCPP, Inc. permission to reproduce this document and to make it available on request for a charge to be determined by them. I further grant permission for them to publish the document title, author's name(s), and an abstract of its contents in the Journal of Primary Prevention." If the right to grant permission to reproduce the material is held by someone other than the author, please provide the appropriate name and address (this is usually the journal editor in the case of the published material). A very brief abstract (less than 50 words) should be provided with each item submitted. The first sentence should include an indication of the population served by, and the purpose of, the program.
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*CH-076 Blane, H.T. (Program in Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Pittsburgh, PA) Issues in preventing alcohol problems. Preventive Medicine, 1976, 5, 176-186. (Howard T. Blane, Program in Rehabilitation Counseling, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260) Describes and evaluates four different preventive models and their approaches to alcohol abuse. The social science model stresses an approach wherein moderate drinking is accepted as part of other activities while excessive drinking is opposed. It utilizes the methods of mass media, the promotion of alternative activities, and integration of responsible drinking into daily fife. The public health model is closer to secondary prevention in that it focuses on diagnosis and early intervention for those at risk for alcoholism. The distribution of consumption model aims at reducing alcohol consumption through decreasing the availability of alcohol by increasing prices. The proscriptive model favors prohibition of alcohol. Stresses that the alcoholism movement, helping professions, alcohol industry and alcohol control systems must work together to form alcohol policy. Discusses the division between these groups and their respective vested interests. Favors federal initiative and the establishment of a preventive agency independent of health services in developing a comprehensive approach to alcohol. CH-091 Lopez, R.E., & Cheek, D. (National Institute of Mental Health, Chevy Chase, MD) The prevention of institutional racism: Training counseling psychologists as agents for change. Counseling Psychologist, 1'977, 7 {2), 64-69. (1980; 6 pp.; $0.80) Discusses institutional racism in the U.S.A. and how counseling psychologists possess some of the necessary skills for the prevention of racism on individual, structural, and organizational levels. Stresses the need for an interdisciplinary education for these change agents and describes a sample university program to facilitate communication between Black and Chicano faculty/staff. *CH-125 Messner, L. (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA) Observation of electe.d public officials by high school students: An example of primary prevention. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1977, 18, 277-282. IEdward Messner, Zero Emerson Place, Boston, MA 02114) Abstract appears by permission of Grune & Stratton, Inc. Discusses democratic government and the maladaptive behaviors that arise when citizens in a democracy feel the need for change but do not know enough about government institutions to seek change in an adaptive manner. Describes a program in a small town where high school students observed public officials to acquaint the students with their government in hopes of reducing political apathy in adulthood. As a side benefit the behavior of some public officials improved while they were under observation. *CH-150 Gray, S.W., & Klaus, R.A. (George Peabody College, Nashville, TN) An experimental preschool program for culturally deprived children. Child Development, 1965, 56, 887-898. (Susan W. Gray, Dept. of Psychology, Peabody College, Nashville, TN 37203)
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The Early Training Project seeks to prevent the common progressive retardation and lack of school achievement observed in culturally deprived children through increasing achievement motivation and delay of gratification. Explains how patterns of stimulus and reinforcement differ in homes of culturally deprived versus privileged children and the effects of these differences. The project incorporates summer school with home visits throughout the year using materials "to promote achievement motivation, to stimulate language development, to encourage the child to order and classify the objects and events of his world." Test results are cited. CH-169 Pisacano, J.C., Lichter, H., Ritter, J., & Siegal, P. (Long Beach, NY} An attempt at prevention of obesity in infancy. Pediatrics, 1978, 61, 360-364. {1980; 5 pp.; $0.50} Describes a study which compared the percentage of overweight babies who were fed the Prudent Diet to those who were fed a standard infant diet at ages 3 months and 3 years. The Prudent Diet was instituted through education of the mother. At 3 years of age, while 25.5% of infants fed the standard diet were overweight, only 1.28% of those fed the Prudent Diet were overweight. The authors hope that infants fed the Prudent Diet will not only be prevented from developing obesity in early youth but will also develop a taste for unsalted and unsweetened foods and be prevented from developing such obesity-related health problems as heart disease in adulthood. CH-195 Shure, M.B°, & Spivack, G. (Hahneman Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center, Philadelphia, PA} Interpersonal cognitive problem-solving and primary prevention: Programming for preschool and kindergarten children. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 1979, Summer, 89-94. {1980; 6 pp.; $0.80} Interpersonal cognitive problem-solving (ICPS) skills were taught to Black inner-city nursery and kindergarten children to enhance their knowledge of alternatives, consequences, and the feelings of others, and to prevent or reduce impulsive and inhibited behavior. Children were divided into 4 groups: (1} training in nursery school only; (2) training in kindergarten only; (3) training during both years; and (4) no training. Children in training received 20 minutes of instruction a day for 3 months. Effects were in the directions expected {i.e., enhancing knowledge of alternatives), and these results lasted for at least a year following training although the effects did not increase. Children with two years training had the highest ICPS scores, but one year of training was sufficient for behavioral adjustment. Trained subjects were more likely to remain adjusted in first grade, showing a preventive effect of the program. CH-202 Hamilton, R. {University of Vermont, Burlington} Poverty, psychopathology, education and prevention. Unpublished paper. (1980; 25 pp.; $1.70} If poverty is related to psychopathology, and if education is seen as an inroad to the eradication of poverty, then why is poverty still widespread? Past educational reforms have stressed job preparedness and have overeducated people for unavailable jobs. Necessary changes in the work field such as
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worker participation in decision making will lead to educational reforms stressing cooperative decision making, Origin training, and intrinsic motivation. *CH-204 Collins, G. ITrinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL} Psychology is not a panacea, but . . . . Christianity Today, 1979, 23, 22-25. IGary Collins, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL 60015} Calls for a biblically based psychology which would include counseling training for pastors, peer support groups, and the church as a preventive community. CH-207 Hirschi, T. {State University of New York, Albany) Causes and prevention of juvenile delinquency. Sociological Inquiry, 1977, 47, 322-341. {1980; 10 pp.; $0.80} Compares causal and control theories of delinquency and discusses notable "causes" of delinquency such as family disorganization, school failure, peer influence, asocial beliefs, and age. *CH-208 Weissman, M.M., Paykel, E.S., & Klerman, G.L. {Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT} The depressed woman as a mother. Social Psychiatry, 1972, 7, 98-108. (Myrna M. Weissman, Yale University School of Medicine, 34 Park Street, New Haven, CT 06519} Forty depressed women were matched with forty normal women in a study which found that depressed women are impaired as mothers while normals show little to no impairment. Describes depressed mother-child interactions through the following life stages; {1} care of the newborn; {2} nurturance of the infant; {3} enculturation of the young child; t4} adolescence; and {5} the empty nest. Outlines impact of these interactions on the psychological development and behavior of the child. Early intervention in the form of drug therapy and psychotherapy of the mother are suggested as measures in preventing disturbance in their children. *CH-210 Silberfeld, M. {Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Psychological symptoms and school supports. Social Psychiatry, 1978, 13, 11-17. {Michel Silberfeld, The Wellesley Hospital, 160 Wellesley Street East, Room 341, Jones Building, Toronto, Canada M4Y 1J3} General practice and psychiatric outpatients were compared in terms of their interpersonal relationships. As a group, psychiatric patients had fewer relationships. They also had fewer relationships per person. Although they saw their relatives as frequently as did general patients and their relationships were of comparable length, they saw their relations for less time at each visit. A higher percentage of relations of psychiatric patients were friends, while general patients saw more relations in work situations, etc. While psychiatric patients felt closer to friends, general patients felt closer to relatives. Psychiatric patients, therefore, are more deprived in their social networks due to a smaller pool of relations and their closeness with friends rather than relatives, when relatives might be more apt to be reliable in a crisis.
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*CH-211 Bolman, W.M., McDermott, J.F., Jr., & Arensdorf, A.M. {University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu} A new concept in social psychiatry: Child advocacy. Social Psychiatry, 1973, 8, 26-31. (Dr. W.M. Bolman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI) Describes the worsening plight of emotionally disturbed children, deficits in child mental health services, the serious nutritional, educational, economic, health, environmental, and legal problems children face, and our society's antichildren attitude. Covers historical approaches to meeting resource needs of child mental health. Describes the structure of child mental health services and the need for community input into the structure. Discusses child advocacy as the new force in child services and points out what socio/political forces make advocacy necessary. *CH-212 Miller, P. McC., & Ingham, J.G. {MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Scotland} Friends, confidants and symptoms. Social Psychiatry, 1976, 11, 51-58. (P. McC. Miller, MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 SHF Scotland, United Kingdom} Describes a correlational study in which subjects who were consulting a physician and those who were not were interviewed to find the association between physical and psychological symptoms {notably depressiont and social support systems in the guise of a close confidant and network of casual acquaintances. Women without a close confidant had higher levels of psychological symptoms, and those without a network of casual friends reported more psychological and physical symptoms. For men the trends were similar though less clear. CH-234 Kunkle-Miller, C., & Blane, H.T. {University of Pittsburgh, PA) A small group approach to youth education about alcohol. Journal of Drug Education, 1977, 7 (4), 381-386. {1980; 4 pp.; $0.50} Describes an alcohol education program for high school students which encourages youth to discuss their own questions and explore their own feelings and values regarding alcohol. Program elements include an open, nonjudgmental group leader and fun activities such as role plays and art. *CH-243 L'Abate, L. {Georgia State University, Atlanta} Toward a theory and technology for social skills training: Suggestions for curriculum development. Academic Psychology Bulletin, 1980, 2, 207-228. {Luciano L'Abate, Psychology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA) Lists various Social Skills Training ISST) programs, touching on their historical roots. Discusses Human Relations Training and how it differs from therapeutic and educational approaches, the theoretical foundations of SST, proposed models and academic curricula, and resistance of therapists to SST. CH-245 Alvy, K.T., & Rubin, H.S. {Center for Improvement of Child Caring, Inc., Studio City, CA} Personnel for Parent Development Program:
Report Number One: Conceptual Framework and Preliminary
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Results of Pilot Phase Training Cycle. Unpublished paper. {1980; 62 pp.; $4.OO} This program is a national model for training staff in public mental health, social service, and educational agencies to deliver a variety of parent training services (P.E.T., Adlerian, behavioral}. The conceptual framework, practical implication problems and results of two successful training cycles are presented. Program expansions are described (Abstract: Kerby T. Alvy, Ph.D.). CH-249 Vestin, M. {National Swedish Board of Education, Stockholm, Sweden} The sex roles at school. Published by the National Swedish Board of Education, Stockholm, Sweden, 1977. {1980; 31 pp.; $2.50} Discusses the National Swedish Board of Education's extensive program to have schools "work for equality between men and women in the family, in the labour market and elsewhere in the community." The program includes proequality training in all academic subjects to allow human occupational and emotional roles to develop fully in both boys and girls as part of a society-wide move for equality. CH-251 Ilfeld, F.W., Jr. {University of California at Davis School of Medicine} Sex differences in psychiatric symptomatology. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, San Francisco, August 1977. {1980; 25 pp.; $1.70} In a Chicago area survey of 2,299 adult community residents the author found that more than twice as many women as men have high psychiatric symptomatology. To better understand why women have higher symptoms, the authors introduce a host of demographic, personality, and social setting test variables into the analysis. CH-256 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism {Rockville, MD) Teaching about drinking. Department of Health, Education and Welfare publication. {1980; 5 pp.; $0.50} Or write the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20852} Written for teachers, this pamphlet cites some areas of importance in discussing alcohol {teacher and student attitudes, role models, peer influence, experimentation, and resources for help with drinking problems} and encourages teachers to get more information and to become involved. CH-258 National Institute on'Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Rockville, MD) Drinking etiquette--for those who drink and those who don't. Department of Health and Human Services publication. (1980; 8 pp.; $0.80} Or write the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20852} Compares American drinking customs with those of other cultures which do not have as many alcohol problems. Gives guidelines for both host/hostess and guest on how to avoid drunkenness when drinking and gives suggestions on how to deal with a drunken guest. May be used in education courses.
