Leadership in low intensity Intermediate Treatment groups.
One of the significant developments in social work over the last 10 years has been the growth of work in small groups with adolescents, under the aegis of intermediate treatment. A typical model has been a group of eight members, with two adult leaders meeting once a week for approximately six months. Although recently overshadowed by the demand for, and subsequent development of, more intensive provision as an alternative to detention centre and care orders, much of this low-intensity work still continues. This paper explores the problems posed in leading such groups and how some of them have arisen from the historical development of the approach and the effect of fundamental attitudes in social work. It offers a three stage developmental model for exploring leadership styles in such groups.
D000293:Adolescent; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods*