Structured activities with adolescent boys

Abstract

This article describes and evaluates an activity group. The idea for a group using work and play to achieve treatment goals came from a wide variety of sources. The guiding principle is that being in a group should be fun, active and high in participation and interest. As Rose and Edelson (1987) note, these features make the group more attractive to members. They also maximise the effectiveness of certain elements of cognitive-belmvioural groupwork - cognitive restructuring, group discussion, problem-solving, exercises, modelling, rehearsal, feedback and setting and reviewing homework assignments (Rose and Edebon, 1987; Rose, 1981).
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