title: Psychosocial group prevention and intervention programs for children and adolescents.
abstract: Psychosocial group interventions provide a potent venue for promoting children's social competencies, self-regulation, and problem solving in a natural peer group context. Three exemplary prevention and intervention group programs were described that are empirically supported, theoretically rich, and flexible for application in residential care settings. Special considerations are offered for designing and implementing groups with this population.
authors.affiliation: Center for Psychological Services, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 139 Temple Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA. LReddy2271@aol.com
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Atamanoff
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Springer
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hauch
authors.forename: Dania
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Braunstein
authors.forename: Ravital
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kranzler
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011584:Psychology; D012114:Residential Treatment