33. Groups

Becoming Centered · Feb 28, 2024 · 28m

Effective residential treatment for troubled children and youth depends upon teamwork among both staff and residents. The goal is to transform a group of struggling kids into a supportive team. Many kids in these programs crave friendship, which is often lacking due to their life challenges and the displacement of residential treatment. A major goal in treatment programs is to help the child and youth clients learn how to make and keep friends.

Residential treatment does a lot of that teaching through various group activities, including recreational, therapy-based, and house meetings. These…