True or False
BE KIDS is a group for patients who are under 6-years-old.
FALSE. BE KIDS is a group that provides psychoeducation on feelings and behaviors and teaches coping skills to manage emotions.
At the PRACTICE we offer BE KIDS to children ranging from ages 6 to 11 years-old.
Stage of Development: Forming. Name one task of the group facilitator during the forming stage.
- Pre-group orientation
- Review of limits of confidentiality
- Collaborates with group members to develop group rules
T or F A group leader should stop the group if a teenager in the group begins to cry.
False- Crying can be indicative of Catharsis (Yalom), expression, or sharing vulnerability.
Children don't have feelings.
Children experience BIG feelings. However, children don't have the emotional intelligence and/or vocabulary to express or manage them in healthy adaptive ways.
What is one example of what a group leader can do to facilitate Group Cohesiveness among a teenager group?
Examples: ice breakers, universal questions, bridging responses from clients.
A patient who is 18-years-old can join Real Talk.
True. Depending on the reason for referral and patient factors (ie. a patient is still in high school), patients who are 18-years-old can still be a part of a teen group.
Stage of Development: Adjourning. What is one example of what a group facilitator can do to promote healthy adjourning for a teenager group?
The termination phase. The closure for the group as a whole or for the individual that left. The primary task is to discuss en review actual outcomes and achievements, explore feelings of what worked (or did not), and feelings of loss.
In Nevada, minors over the age of ______ may give legally valid consent to mental health care.
In Nevada, minors over the age of 12 may give legally valid consent to mental health care.
Teenagers don't want to talk about their issues.
Resistance is common and it is protective. Reframing resistance as protective helps clinicians be less reactive and more open to assessing the function of the resistance and how to address it.
Provide an example in which teenagers demonstrate universality in the group setting.
According to Yalom, universality is a way in which group members find relief/healing by recognizing that "they are not alone."
We can administer the Group Readiness Questionnaire (GRQ) to child/teen patients.
FALSE. We currently don't use a group readiness questionnaire for our child/teen groups.
We can use the YOQ SR a measure of treatment progress for patients between ages 12 and 18 years-old. For patients under 12-years-old, we administer the YOQ Parent Report (suitable for patients between 4 and 17-years-old).
Stage of Development: Storming. What might occur in a younger group (ages 7-10) that may indicate that your group is the stage of storming?
Storming is the transition phase. Anxiety, ambiguity, and conflict become prevalent as group members test and act out behaviors to define themselves and the group rules.
Name at least three things that you need to review during informed consent.
Group Facilitators must be artistic to be successful with facilitating youth groups.
False. Although group facilitators may strive to be creative with group activities, it's more important to bring your own strengths and authentic selves as a leader. That's more important.
How can a group member promote Instillation of Hope (a Yalom principle) among a pre-teen group?
Instillation of Hope is encouragement that recovery/improvement is possible.
Working with children/teens = working with parents/caregivers.
TRUE. Best practice is to engage parents/caregivers and include them in treatment.
Stage of development: Norming. What might the group leader observe in the teenage group that might suggest that the group is in a Norming phase?
Norming-the Cohesiveness phase. Members develop group-specific standards (cohesiveness) and the a therapeutic alliance forms such as disapproving late-arriving members, or the level of anger/conflict that will be tolerated.
What is the name of the PRACTICE form for underage patients whos parents are separated/divorced?
The Multiple Guardians Form
Teenage clients who are mandated to attend groups (by parents, courts, etc.) are the toughest clients to lead in group and should be avoided.
Although mandated clients may not want to be there in the first place, they can actually come around pretty quickly when validated, empowered, listened to, and appreciated. In fact, they can end up being your favorite clientele!
According to Yalom, group cohesiveness is equal to r_pp _ _ _ (fill in the blank) in individual therapy.
According to Yalom, group cohesiveness is equal to rapport in individual therapy.
According to the PRACTICE Handbook of Policies and Procedures, clinicians should only engage one caregiver in treatment.
False. This policy does not exist. Best practice is to engage any caregivers in which it is clinically necessary.
Name the 5 stages of Group Development in order.
Stage 1: Forming (orientation phase)
Stage 2: Storming (the Transition phase)
Stage 3: Norming (Cohesiveness stage)
Stage 4: Working (Performing Stage)
Stage 5: Adjourning/Termination
What are some ethical considerations for a clinician who sees a patient for IT and group?
- Confidentiality
- "Dual relationships"
- Favoritism in group
- Redundant or unnecessary treatment
You have to be "woke" to work with children and teens.
The therapeutic alliance is the foundation for any clinical work. Staying "woke" can be beneficial in finding ways to connect, develop rapport, and provide corrective experiences for child/teen patients.
How can a group leader promote Universality (a Yalom group principle) among younger group members (aged 7-10)?
Universality is the recognition of a shared experience and knowing a person's problems are not unique.