title: An experience of group work with parents of children and adolescents with gender identity disorder.
abstract: This article gives an account of an experience of group work with parents and carers who had children or adolescents with gender identity disorder (GID). The history of this intervention within the context of a service for children with gender identity problems is outlined. The limited literature on the subject is reviewed. Group meetings were held monthly for 6 months, facilitated by two therapists (the authors). Selection criteria for group participants, the aims of the group and the methodology for achieving those aims are described. Some information about the group's composition is provided. The structure and content of the group sessions are outlined together with details of some group interactions. Finally, we present the results of an evaluation of the intervention through feedback questionnaires and discuss the value for the children and young people of running such groups.
authors.affiliation: Gender Identity Developement Service, Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Ceglie
authors.forename: Elizabeth Coates
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Thümmel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group