Group Counseling Approaches With Persons Who Have Sustained Myocardial Infarction

In this article the authors describe the application of group counseling strategies for working with clients who have sustained myocardial infarction or a heart attack. The advantage of group counseling with this population, the primary goals inherent in this approach, and the most commonly encountered topics during sessions are discussed. In addition, the function of the group leader and specific practical issues to be considered are presented.     

A family-focused randomized controlled trial to prevent adolescent alcohol and tobacco use: The moderating roles of positive parenting and adolescent gender

Four years of longitudinal data from 2,153 families with a 5th- or 6th-grade preadolescent participating in a family-focused pediatric primary-care-based prevention program were used to examine whether prevention effects were moderated by positive parenting and/or adolescent gender. Alcohol and tobacco use, internalizing problems, and externalizing problems were examined. Although findings revealed no main effect of the prevention program, positive parenting and adolescent gender were moderators of internalizing problems and adolescent gender was a moderator of externalizing problems. Clinical implications and future directions for research are discussed.