Project Eagle: techniques for multi-family psycho-educational group therapy with gifted American Indian adolescents and their parents.
This article describes Project Eagle, a model for short-term psycho-educational therapy with gifted and talented American Indian adolescents and their parents. Descriptions of Project Eagle s program organization as well as its culturally relevant techniques and activities are provided. The program evaluation includes: participant ratings of the activities, cultural relevance, feelings of being respected, interaction with parents and overall effectiveness of the program. Additional qualitative analysis provides information regarding the program s impact upon participants.
Robbins
Rockey
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University of Oklahoma, Norman 73071, USA.
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Stuart
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Robbins
Sharla
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000533:Altruism; D002672:Child, Gifted / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D003376:Counseling; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003479:Curriculum; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology; D014477:Underachievement