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Parftiittriiiiii helps with tar By LINDA O'CONNOR Gamecock Staff Writer A nnront tminincf nrncrrnm dpsiffnMi to heln . . wv " "" D 1 o - ! o ? r with a wide range of family and child related problems, has been completed by the USC Psychological Service Center. # The parent training group met over a period of five weeks and focused on problems related to child development skills and family related l~l ~ pruuieius. Most of the partners attending the sessions had children experiencing learning disabilities or hyperactivity. "The parent training groups were conducted A ! At as part ot a researcn course requirement ior me clinical psychology doctorate program," Lee Bukstel, a member of the study, said. ^ THE PROGRAM also stressed learning ? principles of behavior change by parents. "Most children had multi-behavioral problems," A1 Scovern, another member of the study, said. "We worked on communication skills between the tamuy memDers. we aia uus by role-playing and modeling ways to listen and ways to talk to each other." At the outset of the program, study questionnaires and structured interviews ? f n ni r* rf norarifc onri fhair UUlllUCU ^lUUlClUO laving pal vnio uuu uivn i "jan" * I | For a relaxing | Ace 1 rue I I and your fuuori ! J ACECAPADES | 11 Dec 6 smoking ^ 1 2ND FLOQf I Dec 7-9 SPL 1 j Dec 10 I VIDEO STUDENT TEL i COMMITTEE B L~? A ~ " .-JV./*k.<A r tig program t nily problems children. Each family was asked to arrive at two or more goals to work on during the coming months. "In our evaluation of the parent training groups, we'll determine to what extent these oaaIc wprp mpt " Ruk&tel said Comparisons of the family behavior before and after the study are now being evaluated. At the close of the program, the parents filled out a short questionnaire designed to evaluate the sessions. Some of the variables being evaluated are the child's behavior in the school, the child's self-esteem, family interaction patterns and the parents' marital relationship. j "?? ? ?'?' 11 4_ A??? "IV1/\iny ur uie p<treuu> icpuncu uic ^dicm training groups as a valuable learning experience and were able to apply the principles learned within the family setting," Bukstel said. Programs are available to help parents with a child suspected of having developmental difficulties resulting from birth, to help children adjust after a divorce and to help parents with runaway children. Services are also available for children with behavior or school problems and for families undergoing major life changes such as a move to q now hnmp U ft IV/ ff IIV?tlVi Persons interested in services should contact the center at 777-4864 for an interview. WELBORNI recen , ODSTruC work Thru December S Russell House Lobl Fine Arts Com mitt* S_! Axe a 8 1 n IK A rc i Kf E S nil IMJddOII nuusu Wllivui a I t y VMM evening with the :king Company \te fighters come see ; and KNOCK OUT lounge 6-10 Pm ? r?i irrri i UAI ICC i KU^CLL n^u^c m r% /"* I IK O-IU 1:30 am-3'30pm tape production EVISION i d l L , ? k ,? russel house Value of English 101 J discredited by survey w A plurality of English 101 students said the course has not improved their writing skills, according to a Gamecock survey. Of the students polled, 78 per cent said they were taking or had taken English 101. Of these 47.7 per cent said English 101 had not improved their writing skills, 43.7 said it had, and 8.7 per cent either had no opinion The Gamecock was able to contact 364 of more than 600 randomlyselected full- and part-time students at USC. They were asked, "Are you taking or have you ever taken English 101?", and students answering affirmatively were asked, "Did English 101 improve your writing skills?" English 101 is a composition course taught by English Department faculty members and graduate assistants and required of all USC students. Students who score at least 610 on the verbal skills of the Scholastic Aptitude Test are exempted from the course. THE DIFFERENCE between male and female students saying ; English 101 did not improve writing skills was small (48.9 per cent of malp students 46 R ner cent of female students), but female students said the course had improved writing skills more frequently than male students did (47.5 per cent compared to 39.4 per cent). Among departments and colleges represented by at least 15 students in the survey, business administration students responded most negatively (58.1 per cent) and nursing students most positively (52 per { cent) to the question of improvement of writing skills. 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