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The present study is a preliminary investigation into the development of a parent self-report instrument, the Juvenile Offender Parent Questionnaire (JOPQ). A large pool of items was rationally derived from a model of parent competency and then administered to 243 parents of children who were making appearances in juvenile court. Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a six-factor solution: Exasperation in Regard to the Child, Mistrust of the Justice System, Shame Over Parenting Self-Efficacy, Parental Monitoring, Fear of the Child, and Parent Perception of Child's Exposure to Violence. Implications for use of the scale in research and practice are discussed.

Examines discrepancies between juvenile offenders and their parents' profiles on the Child Behavior Checklist and the Youth Self-Report, which were completed by adolescent-parent dyads (N=51) receiving probation services. Parents scored higher than their adolescents on both Internalization and Externalization subscales. Parents scored their children's behavior more negatively and attributed that behavior to individual traits. Discusses clinical implications. (JDM)

N B. Schmidt, T E. Joiner, J. E. Young, and M. J. Telch (1995) provided preliminary construct validity for scores from J. E. Young 's (1990) 205-item Early Maladaptive Schema [...]

Purpose: Approximately 21,000 US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health professions trainees per year are in associated health (AH) occupations. We describe the VA Office of Academic Affiliation's expansion of AH education in recent years and highlight the importance of increasing AH education broadly in the United States. Our focus is on the growing role of AH education in the VA over the past decade by describing the demand for AH professionals in all clinical settings; scope of funded AH training in the VA; and targeted AH education expansion efforts., Observations: The VA provides clinical training for more than 40 AH professions and provides funding for 17 of these professions. Expansion efforts in AH over the past 10 years have yielded a 33% increase in stipend-funded positions and targeted interprofessional training, VA strategic initiatives, rural populations, and conversion of pregraduate-degree positions to postgraduate-degree positions., Conclusions: In order to meet the complex health care needs of our nation, continued attention to interprofessional care and health professions education is of paramount importance. The VA has worked to address these broad needs and to meet the needs of veterans through increasing stipend-funded AH training positions by 33% and directly targeting high-need clinical areas. Ongoing expansion is anticipated in the areas of postgraduate-degree training and rural training., Competing Interests: Author disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article., (Copyright © 2021 Frontline Medical Communications Inc., Parsippany, NJ, USA.)