63rd Annual Conference

Thursday, February 23

Afternoon Workshops

2:45-6:00 P.M.

Workshop 31

Group Therapy with Children: the Research and Clinical Base

Presented under the auspices of the

AGPA Children and Adolescents SIG

Chair:         

Zipora Shechtman, Ph.D., Counseling Associate Professor, Faculty of

Education, Haifa University, Israel

The workshop will present a theory of group therapy with children and adolescents; what works and what does not in structured and unstructured groups. Selection criteria, working process by stage of development, methods of intervention and technique will be presented.

Experiential-demonstration-sharing of work experiences-didactic

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify suitable group candidates.

2. Understand group processes in non-structured groups.

3. Learn methods of intervention.

4. Learn about the accountability of various groups.

Course References:

1. Shechtman, Z. & Pastor, R. (2005). Cognitive-behavioral and Humanistic Group Treatment of Children with LD: A comparison of outcomes and processes. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52.

2.. Shechtman, Z. & Gluck, O. (2005). Therapeutic Factors in Children's Groups. Group Dynamic: Theory, Research and Practice, 9.

3. Shechtman, Z. (2004). Client Behavior and Therapist Helping Skills in Individual and Group Treatment of Aggressive Boys. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 51, 463-472.