Group psychotherapy with children on an inpatient unit: the MEGA group model.
OBJECTIVE
Psychotherapy group intervention with children based on the use of community meeting.


OBJECTIVE
To describe a model group intervention that is based on developmental level and applicable across a broad spectrum of behavioral and psychiatric disorders. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development of this model on one inpatient unit, the benefits of the model and implication for future research, including a simple model of the stages of group development.


METHODS
A review of the literature and the author's experience in the development of a model group intervention.


CONCLUSIONS
The model is a flexible and broadly applicable one, which may be utilized by a variety of staff, including relatively inexperienced line workers.
Reeve
Jay
J
Brown Medical School, and Bradley Hospital, E. Providence, Rhode Island, USA. jreeve@lifespan.org
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*