title: Child therapy groups: in the real world.
abstract: In an inner city university outpatient clinic, group leaders used the literature for guidance and for goal setting, but they often worked with children and their families under less than ideal circumstances to provide needed support and facilitate change. Even without the desired continuity of leadership and consistent structure, they found that an ongoing middle childhood group could continue its task of laying the groundwork for basic changes in children. Children with a variety of problems continued to build relationships, deal with feelings and modify behavior in a supportive atmosphere throughout a chaotic summer.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group