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Workforce Development - Texts; Intervention

Alakus, C. (2001). A Parent Education Initiative in Adult Mental Health: Children of parents diagnosed with mental illness. Australian Mental Health Social Work Newsletter: 16-21.

Beardslee, W. R., T. R. G. Gladstone, et al. (2003). "A Family-Based Approach to the Prevention of Depressive Symptoms in Children at Risk: Evidence of Parental and Child Change." Pediatrics 112(2): e119-131.

Butler, S. F., S. H. Budman, et al. (2000). "Risk reduction in children from families with parental depression: A videotape psychoeducation program." National Academies of Practice Forum: Issues in Interdisciplinary Care 2(4) Oct 2000

Catalano, R. F., R. R. Gainey, et al. (1999). "An experimental intervention with families of substance abusers: one-year follow-up of the focus on families project." Addiction 94(2): 241-54.

Cooklin, A. and G. G. Barnes (2004). Family therapy when a parent suffers from psychiatric disorder. Parental Psychiatric Disorder: Distressed Parents and Their Families. Second Edition. M. Gopfert, J. Webster and M. V. Seeman. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press: 306-324.

Cowling, V. (1999). Finding Answers, making changes: Research and community project approaches. Children of Parents With Mental Illness. V. Cowling. Melbourne, ACER: 37-59. See also, Part IV Programs and other approaches (pages 109 - 173) of this volume.

Cowling, V., R. Cuff, et al. (2004). Peer support activities for children and young people who have a family member with mental illness. Children of Parents with Mental Illness 2. V. Cowling. Melbourne, ACER: 193-209.

Cuff, R., J. Pietsch, et al. (1997). Peer Support Program for children of with a mental illness: Champs 1, 2 and 3. Parkville, Victoria, Mental Health Research Institute and Abercare Family Services.

Dore, M. M., L. Nelson-Zlupko, et al. (1999). ""Friends in need": designing and implementing a psychoeducational group for school children from drug-involved families." Social Work 44(2): 179-90.

Hinden, B., K. Biebel, et al. (2002). Steps Toward Evidence-Based Practices for Parents with Mental Illness and their Families, Center for Mental Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School.http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/KEN02-0133.

Hinden, B., K. Biebel, et al. (2002). The Invisible Children's Project: A Family Centered Intervention for Parents with Mental Illness. Rockville, MD, Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Katz, J., G. Gintoli, et al. (2001). "BART's place for children and teenagers of parents with serious mental Illness." Psychiatric services 52(1): 107.

Marsh, D. T. (2001). A family-focused approach to serious mental illness: Empirically supported interventions, Sarasota, FL, US: Professional Resource Press/Professional Resource Exchange, Inc. (2001). xiv, 96pp.

Martin, G. and T. Kay (2004). On adolescence and having a parent with mental illness. Children of parents with a mental illness 2: personal and clinical perspectives. V. Cowling. Melbourne, ACER: 41-56.

Orel, N. A., P. A. Groves, et al. (2003). "Positive Connections: a programme for children who have a parent with a mental illness." Child and Family Social Work 8: 113-122.

Oyserman, D., C. T. Mowbray, et al. (1994). "Resources and supports for mothers with severe mental illness." Health and Social Work 19: 132-142.

Pitman, E. and S. Matthey (2004). "The SMILES program: A Group Program for Children With Mentally Ill Parents or Siblings." American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 74(3): 383-388.

Silverman, M., M. (1989). "Children of Psychiatrically Ill Parents: A prevention perspective." Hospital and Community Psychiatry 40(12): 1257-1264.

Rubovits, P. (1996). Project CHILD: an intervention programme for psychotic mothers and their young children. Parental psychiatric disorder: distressed parents and their families. M. Goepfert, J. Webster and M. V. Seeman. New York, Cambridge University Press: 161-17

Tussing, H. L. and D. P. Valentine (2001). "Helping adolescents cope with the mental illness of a parent through bibliotherapy." Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal 18(6) Dec 2001

Williams, A. S. (1998). "A group for the adult daughters of mentally ill mothers: Looking backwards and forwards." British Journal of Medical Psychology 71(1)