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Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Ozretich, Rachel A., Vuchinich, S., Pratt, C., and Bowman, Sally R., 1949-
Abstract:: Foster families provide care and support for more than 500,000 foster children in the United States. Foster families, like all families, face conflicts and stresses that demand effective problem solving. This guide outlines some simple ideas for effective problem solving in foster families.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: foster family relationships through EC 1517 • January 2001 $1.50 oster families provide care and

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Sometimes through no fault of their own, parents find themselves out of work. A factory may close, sales may be down, or their health may fail. Whatever the cause, unemployment (not having a job) affects everyone in the family.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . Whatever the cause, unemployment (not having a job) affects everyone in the family. Unemployment may mean

Creator:: Katzev, Aphra R.
Abstract:: The study examined dimensions of the family context associated with variations in parent involvement and parent perceptions of children's school achievement using data from 1,085 male and 2,239 female respondents with a child between the ages of 5 and 18 years collected in the 1987-88 National Survey of Families and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: relationship of focal child to parent 3.2 Means for family context variables by sex of respondent 77 and

Creator:: Buerger, Christopher M.
Abstract:: This paper will examine the outcomes in child well-being across placement options for children who have experienced child abuse and/or child neglect. Specifically, this paper will compare the relative success of children placed with kin relatives versus those placed wit non-kin adoptive parents. Success is determined by a variety of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Shorb, JoAnne E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to address the experiences and perspectives of those who have grown up with and raised males who have Fragile X syndrome. The methods used in the study included surveying and interviewing the family members of adult individuals with Fragile X, reviewing resources...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . The methods used in the study included surveying and interviewing the family members of adult

Creator:: Eddy, Linda L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of having a child with a chrome illness or handicapping condition on marital quality and perceived marital stability. The subject is important because the belief that marriages in parents of chronically ill or handicapped children are uniformly less happy and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Coughlin, Chris D.
Abstract:: Family therapists have proposed that specific types of family interactions are dysfunctional for the family system and can produce long-term negative effects for the child. They further propose that, for healthy family functioning to be maintained, parental alliances must be sustained and excessive cross-generational coalitions (parent-child alliances) must be blocked....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the family can also occur due to a negative parent-child relationship. Indeed, lack of parental

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