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Training Materials Designed for youth, this notebook includes exercises for the Developing Independence and Responsibility youth training component of the Creating Lasting Family Connections Curriculum, a curriculum for promoting the healthy development of youth at risk for alcohol and other drug abuse. After providing information on the Council on Prevention and Education: Substances, Inc. (COPES), the notebook outlines the individual training components that make up the Creating Lasting Family Connections prevention program model and provides an overview of the Developing Independence and Responsibility.…
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Training Materials Designed for parents, this notebook includes exercises for the Developing Positive Parental Influences parent training component of the Creating Lasting Family Connections Curriculum, a curriculum for promoting the healthy development of youth at risk for alcohol and other drug abuse. After providing information on the Council on Prevention and Education: Substances, Inc. (COPES), the notebook outlines the individual training components that make up the Creating Lasting Family Connections prevention program model and provides an overview of the Developing Positive Parental Influences training…
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Training Materials Designed for trainers, this manual presents the Developing Positive Parental Influences parent training component of the Creating Lasting Family Connections Curriculum, a curriculum for promoting the healthy development of youth at risk for alcohol and other drug abuse. After providing information on the Council on Prevention and Education: Substances, Inc. (COPES) and research findings on the effectiveness of the Creating Lasting Connections project, the manual outlines the individual training components that make up the Creating Lasting Family Connections prevention program model and…
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Training Materials Designed for trainers, this manual presents the Getting Real parent and youth training component of the Creating Lasting Family Connections Curriculum, a curriculum for promoting the healthy development of youth at risk for alcohol and other drug abuse. After providing information on the Council on Prevention and Education: Substances, Inc. (COPES) and research findings on the effectiveness of the Creating Lasting Connections project, the manual outlines the individual training components that make up the Creating Lasting Family Connections prevention program model and provides an overview…
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Training Materials Designed for parents and youth, this notebook includes exercises for the Getting Real component of the Creating Lasting Family Connections Curriculum, a curriculum for promoting the healthy development of youth at risk for alcohol and other drug abuse. After providing information on the Council on Prevention and Education: Substances, Inc. (COPES), the notebook outlines the individual training components that make up the Creating Lasting Family Connections prevention program model and provides an overview of the Getting Real communication module. Brief articles, exercises, and parental…
This booklet helps men fulfill their responsibilities as parents with insight into fair discipline, children's physical and emotional needs, maintaining good relations when they live apart from their children, and more. (Author abstract)
This booklet explains the benefits to the child and both parents when paternity is established. It outlines the process used when partners agree that the man is the father, and legal action a mother can take if he denies paternity. Includes avenues of recourse should the father not pay court-ordered support. (Author abstract)
Every child needs a good father; that's the message in this supportive, upbeat booklet. It provides tips on how to meet children's emotional, physical, and mental needs to help dads become caring parents and positive role models. It also discusses positive discipline, and the benefits of both parents working together. (Author abstract)
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Journal Article Fathers make definite contributions to infant development and are now spending more time with their children than in many past decades. This article reviews the most compelling research on the developmental importance of fathers, including father infant attachment and interaction, and differences between maternal and paternal interaction styles. Results of a long term study of primary caretaking fathers also are presented. Research and practical applications are provided. 48 references. (Author abstract modified)
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Journal Article This article examines the implications of the 1997 amendments to Georgia's adoption laws that make participation in the state's putative fathers registry a precondition of notification of adoption proceedings. Putative fathers register with the database to acknowledge paternity and provide data which can be used to contact them about child support, notice of adoption proceedings, and proceedings to terminate parental rights. The amendments specify several requirements, including registration, that must be completed in order for the father to be notified about adoption proceedings. The article…
