title: A toolkit for single-session groups in acute care settings.
abstract: Single-session groups are an effective method for providing mutual aid to patients and families experiencing crisis in acute care/emergency settings. This toolkit provides health care professionals with practical guidance in establishing, recruiting for, and facilitating single-session groups in hospital settings. A two-step literature search was conducted to identify all relevant articles. The literature was retrieved and reviewed for inclusion. The results of this review form the basis of the toolkit. A framework for establishing this type of group is explored. Challenges and strategies concerning recruitment are discussed. The practice skills relevant to facilitating time-limited groups are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Hawthorne Place Care Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. kevin.keast@hawthorneplacecarecentre.ca
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Keast
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care; D006126:Group Processes; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods*