This report establishes that television consumption in nursing homes, once thought to be problematic, should be seen as desirable, and offers practical suggestions for assessment of communication practices and activity intervention. Part I introduces a group of key informants and their media routines. Part II looks at factors that influence prefere

Provide effective counseling to members of single-parent families With more than half of all first marriages ending in divorce, it's time to re-think the notion that divorce means failure. Therapy with Single Parents focuses on the strengths of the single-parent family rather than its weaknesses, stressing the need to look at the socially constructed norms, values, and definitions associated with marriage and family in order to provide effective counseling. This unique book examines experiences that are common to single parents and presents interventive strategies for treating single-parent...