Helping affluent families help their acting-out,alienated, drug abusing adolescent |
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| Authors: | Thomas Edward Bratter |
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| Affiliation: | Group Training Project , City Office of Probation , N.Y. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The article outlines the steps in Action Counseling, a normological, problem-solving method, which capitalizes on the described strengths and modal characteristics of poor families to help them mobilize and organize cooperatively for the tasks of solving family problems and improving their situation. Steps include setting a theme, identifying and clarifying positively stated goals, designing mutually agreed upon action plans, overcoming obstacles, obtaining commitments, following-through, and following-up. |
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