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G L Greif

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PubMed2000

A parental report on the long-term consequences for children of abduction by the other parent.

Little is known about the long-term impact on the child of abduction by a parent. Children who had been kidnapped by one of their parents and hidden for an average of 2.7 years have been followed for a decade through contact with the parent who recovered them. This study reports on the most recent series of interviews. It was hypothesized that children who were now late teens and young adults would, on the whole, be progressing satisfactorily into young adulthood and that relationships with their parents would be non-problematic. According to 32 parental reports gleaned both from a telephone interview with open-ended and closed-ended questions and from a brief mailed questionnaire with closed-ended questions, a significant minority of the children continue to suffer emotionally and may be having more physical ailments than their peers. Relations with recovering parents were non-problematic.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1999

Parental abduction and the push for reconciliation following a life-threatening illness: two case studies.

Life-threatening illness may prompt attempts at reconciliation, even when there have been significant rifts between family members. Two case studies of families where there has been a parental abduction of a child are used to illustrate some of the issues that may emerge when there have been serious rifts and an illness. These cases are taken from a larger longitudinal study of families where one parent has kidnapped a child and gone into hiding for a significant period of time. In the first case, it is the parent who recovered the missing child who is ill and seeking greater connection between her child and the parent who abducted. In the second case, the children wanted connection with the ill father who abducted them. In both cases, it is possible that such attempts at reconciliation may not have served the children well. Implications for practitioners dealing with abduction or life-threatening illnesses are included.

Conflict, Psychological↗
PubMed1998

Preparing the way: a qualitative study of high-achieving African American males and the role of the family.

Employed qualitative methods to examine the role of the family in the academic success of very high-achieving African American males. Findings revealed a complex tapestry of family processes and contexts involved in each youth's journey to outstanding academic achievement. Specifically, the combined importance of parental-determined academic engagement, strict discipline, nurturance, and community connectedness appeared to counteract potentially negative contextual influences of neighborhood, peers, schools, and society. The qualitative findings tell a multifaceted, rich, and compelling story of the pathways to academic success for Black males, and highlight the need for culture-specific and ecologically based conceptualization, research, and intervention approaches.

Achievement↗
PubMed1992

Impact on children of abduction by a parent: a review of the literature.

It is estimated that 350,000 children are abducted by members of their families annually. A review of the published research reveals that little is known about the impact of this traumatic event on the children. Factors reported to affect their functioning after recovery by the searching parent are identified, and implications for further research are suggested.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1991

Abduction of children by their parents: a survey of the problem.

On the basis of a survey of a non-representative national sample of 371 parents who sought help from missing children's organizations, this article provides a profile of families in which children were abducted by one of the parents. Abductors were described as less educated and less likely to be employed than searching parents. In this survey, three-fourths of abducted children were younger than seven years of age; most abductions involved a single child. Although the abducting parents tended to be male (55 percent, n = 205), the proportion of female abductors was higher than in previous research. Mothers whose children were kidnapped by the father described more violence in their marriages, more fault-related reasons for divorce, and more force used in the abduction than did fathers whose children were kidnapped by the mother. The different family and social experiences of these men and women are discussed, and implications for social work practice are explored.

Child↗
PubMed1988

A community-based support group for HIV positive i.v. drug abusers: the HERO program.

The I.V. drug abuser who has a history of non-compliance is perhaps the most difficult to reach among those at risk for contracting AIDS. This article details one approach being attempted at HERO, that of a community-based support group run by an indeginous worker where the emphasis is on support, education, and outreach to others. HERO's program is also highlighted.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1988

AIDS and significant others: findings from a preliminary exploration of needs.

Virtually nothing is known about the impact of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on significant others. Significant others have needs, and often these persons become valuable sources of emotional and physical support for the person with AIDS. Data from interviews with 11 significant others suggest a number of considerations for work with this distressed population.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
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Common issues for parents in a methadone maintenance group.

Change has been noted in some of the group members. For example, one long-term group member who never spoke when she was in a previous group that focused on addiction-related problems has become the role model for other members. In this group, she says, she feels more competent. She is appropriately outspoken and has established relationships with her children which consistently underpin the parent-child boundaries that need to be drawn. One specific issue she resolved involved her 19-year-old son and his girlfriend who was pregnant with the group member's grandchild. By role playing the different positions that each of these people held in the home (the group member was paying the rent and had the right to set the rules, the girlfriend was feeling unaccepted by the group member and was acting out inappropriately, and the son was caught between trying to please the two females), the group member was able to clarify for herself how to approach future conflicts. A second member has improved her relationship with her youngest son (age 3) but still struggles with her 15-year-old daughter. What has been most effective for her was teaching her to count to 10 before responding to what she considers the goading of both of her children. In addition, she was feeling pressured by her mother, in whose house she lives, to have her son toilet trained.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Adolescent↗
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Ten common errors beginning substance abuse workers make in group treatment.

Beginning therapists sometimes make mistakes when working with substance abusers in groups. This article discusses ten common errors that the author has observed. Five center on the therapist's approach and five center on the nuts and bolts of group leadership. Suggestions are offered for how to avoid them.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
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Issues of fatherhood and recovery for VA substance abuse patients.

Drug-addicted fathers bring to treatment many uncertainties about their relevance to their children. Whether they are in contact with their children or not, they often believe their children are better off without contact with them. In working with these fathers, the authors have observed these men raising a number of issues concerning the father role. These include having no concept of what a father should be, confusing the roles of manhood and fatherhood, feeling inadequate as a provider, and not knowing how to reconnect with children they have not seen, particularly daughters. The fathers also have to learn to deal with their own guilt concerning their abandonment of their children. Suggestions for interventions with the fathers are given and include offering a workshop for fathers where they are shown visual images of positive fathering and can discuss their own parenting experiences.

Child↗