title: Group therapy techniques for sexually abused preteen girls.
abstract: This article describes an open-ended, structured, highly intensive therapy group for sexually abused preteen girls that was the primary mode of treatment for 11 girls from multiproblem, low-income, rural, white families. The active support of Child Protective Service workers was important in maintaining the girls in treatment in the face of strong parental opposition. Unique features of the group included simultaneous group goals and individualized goals. A case description illustrates the makeup and functioning of the program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010553:Personality Development; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment