Name that tune When asked, Dr. James South didn’t pause a minute before naming his favorite Beatles song, Drive My Car. “It’s hard to explain why,” he says, “but there’s a joy, energy and musicality to the song that always makes me happy when I hear it. The final line, ‘But I found a driver and that’s a start’ always struck me as optimistic and emblematic of the sense of life as a journey and the need to share that journey with someone else.”
Drive My Car Asked a girl what she wanted to be, She said, baby can’t you see? I wanna be famous, a star of the screen, But you can do something in between. Baby, you can drive my car. Yes, I’m gonna be a star. Baby, you can drive my car and maybe I’ll love you. I told that girl I could start right away, And she said, listen, babe, I’ve got something to say. Got no car, and it’s breaking my heart, But I’ve found a driver and that’s a start.
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movement of garage rock bands and counts Beatles cover band the Ricochettes among more than 100 bands he played with during the past four decades. “We wanted to talk like them,” says Cole. “We actually talked with British accents, and children would come up and ask for autographs. It was amazing.” Other musical moments have had a cultural impact, but Cole says nothing compares to that wintery night in 1964 when the Beatles stepped on the stage in CBS–TV Studio 50 in New York. “I can’t believe anything like that could happen again,” Cole says. “Even the Beatles couldn’t do it again. That moment changed the world. The Beatles changed the world.” m DC
Temper toolbox What’s a parent to do when a child’s frustration turns into a behavior issue? Turn to Marquette’s Behavior Clinic for solutions. During the past decade, Dr. Robert Fox and the staff at Marquette’s Behavior Clinic often stood at the forefront of innovation for treating children with serious behavior issues. They broke the mold by treating children at an earlier age and in the homes of families in need. This year, the clinic staff will treat more than 500 children, but there remains a significant waiting list — indicating a need for more expertise. “There’s not a lot for parents of young kids that have serious problems,” Fox says. “There are a couple of other programs, but they don’t tend to target the low-income families.” Now, Fox, a professor of counselor education and counseling psychology, is embracing innovation again. Through a new online course offered by the College of Education, Fox hopes to reach professionals who interact with troubled children and their parents but don’t have the training it takes to help. “It’s a way to increase community capacity to deal with these kids,” Fox says. Intended for social workers, counselors, nurses and others who work in the field, the “We want to get to the practitioners and say: ‘Here are some tools you course comprises videos, written materials can add to your toolbox. They work.’” and exams. The course is based on Fox’s work at the Behavior Clinic, a partnership between the College of Education and Milwaukee’s Penfield Children’s Center. It will teach techniques that have been proven effective in the clinic, from showing practitioners how to help parents set limits and expectations to something as simple as teaching them how to play. The most important step, Fox says, is to help parents enjoy being with their children again. The course is expected to count toward continuing education requirements for professionals in Wisconsin, but it also may draw interest from professionals and families far outside the state. “We want to get to the practitioners and say: ‘Here are some tools you can add to your toolbox. They work. They’ve been proven to work. We can get kids’ behavior problems dropping down to nearly nothing. Parents improve their skills. It’s a happy family,’” Fox says. “And we can prove that with our research.” m CJ READ MORE
about Marquette’s Behavior Clinic at marquette.edu/behavior.
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