A computer-assisted learning program for the Macintosh computer on the treatment of aggressive adolescents and abused parent

The purpose of this program is to offer computer assistance to the family therapist who is treating aggressive adolescents and their abused parents. It offers 24 hour stop-gap supervision and case consultation by "walking" the therapist through the case. It can also function as a teaching tool offering guidelines to any therapist who encounters this difficult problem.;The program contains descriptions of six levels of aggressive adolescent behaviors, ranging from mild to violent with choices of interventional strategies to lessen/erase them. A contextual essay accompanies this disk in computer assisted learning.;The program opens with instructions as to its use. It is then organized by means of flow-charts linked together through the use of the Hypercard 2.2 software. These flow-charts are all inter-connected to one another containing: (1) the Main Menu, (2) Textual Material, (3) Levels of Aggression, (4) Strategies, (5) Household Composition, (6) Help with a Specific Case, and (7) a Glossary. One can move straight through or navigate around the program by clicking on buttons, words, symbols, and scrolls to access information.;Case Consultation is available from the Main Menu. The user can obtain Help with a Specific Case by choosing its Level of Aggression and Household Composition. The program will pre-select strategies for that situation. It will guide the user through this approach to modify strategy choices until a successful way is found to remove the presenting problem of aggression.;In using this program, the therapist needs to keep in mind that it is only a stop-gap substitute for supervision. It also functions as a computer aid to enhance one's skills.