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Going for the cure
- Author:
- WYLIE Mary Sykes
- Journal article citation:
- Family Therapy Networker, July 1996, pp.21-25, 29-37.
- Publisher:
- Family Therapy Networker
In the United States of America - an estimated one-half population has been exposed to an event in diagnosable Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While the epidemiology of PTSD has been exhaustively documented the remedies are not remotely obvious. Looks at how psychotherapy is dealing with this problem.
AIDS buddy programme volunteers: caring for the caregiver
- Authors:
- VANDENBERG Lynn Bain, MONTUORI L.A.
- Journal article citation:
- AIDS Letter, 58, December 1996, pp.1-3.
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Medicine
Looks at the type of people volunteering to be buddies to people living with AIDS, their role, stresses, support needs and the rewards they gain from their work.
Stress epidemic hits modern workforces
- Author:
- LITTLEFIELD David
- Journal article citation:
- People Management, 24.10.96, 1996, p.15.
Reports on a recent TUC report which blames modern management techniques for increasing stress levels in many professions.
Stress: why does it happen?
- Author:
- WYCHERLEY R.J.
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 81, September 1996, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Briefly looks at the causes of stress and offers useful skills to help deal with it.
Local government shakeup: beyond political posturing
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, CRAIG Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, August 1996, pp.7-8.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The authors are leading new research on the impact of local government re-organisation. Early findings show that the period of transition and its accompanying uncertainties brought considerable stresses on social services staff.
Family values
- Author:
- KEMPSON Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.8.96, 1996, pp.2-3.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The impact of poverty on family life often goes unreported. Describes how it can place intolerable stress on the bonds which hold families together.
Elder mediation project
- Author:
- CRAIG Yvonne
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 5(2), July 1996, pp.16-24.
Looks at a Elder Mediation Pilot Project, funded by The New Horizons Trust. Elder Mediation offers older persons confidential problem-solving ways of dealing with difficulties and disputes. It enables them to share in decision-making about concerns which affect their lives. It also empowers them to reach their own agreements about settling conflicts constructively. The aim of mediation is to encourage people, in turn, to listen to each other describe the problem situation and their feelings about this. The mediator then helps them to discuss possible solutions and work out their own acceptable agreements about future relationships.
Under the microscope
- Author:
- WYLIE Mary Sykes
- Journal article citation:
- Family Therapy Networker, July 1996, pp.25, 29-37.
- Publisher:
- Family Therapy Networker
Looks at some approaches used in the USA to treat Post-Traumatic Stress-Disorder.
How South African social workers cope with occupational stress
- Author:
- ROSS E.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 32(2), June 1996, pp.97-111.
Describes a national survey of South-African social workers who were asked to describe the strategies which they used to cope with occupational stress. Responses are analysed in accordance with the ecological paradigm.
Families of children with disabilities: positive adaptation across the life cycle
- Authors:
- BENNETT Tess, De LUCA Deborah A., ALLEN Robin W.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Education, 18(1), January 1996, pp.31-41.
- Publisher:
- National Association of Social Workers
Research on families of children with disabilities in the United States has shifted from a focus on family distress to a focus on positive adaptation. Current research involving the family life cycle has spawned an interest in family stress and adaptation at different stages in the cycle. The study discussed in this article investigated the informal resources that parents use across the family