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The Center for Emotional and Behavioral Health @IRMH— Group Therapy Program for Children and Adolescents — IRC- CSAC <br /> Co PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, I — 6, not to exceed two pages) <br /> 1 . List Priority Needs area addressed. <br /> Therapeutic, intervention and educational group therapy program for children and adolescents <br /> with emotional problems and/or behavior problems in Indian River County <br /> 2 . Briefly describe program activities including location of services . <br /> The material for these Group Therapy Programs are different for children and adolescent groups <br /> as each group addresses age specific issues as well as age specific skill development. The <br /> Children ' s group ages are 542 and Adolescent ' s group are ages 13 - 17 . Both Group Therapy <br /> Programs will meet at Center for Emotional and Behavioral Health. <br /> An example of the Group Therapy Programs are as follows : <br /> Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday <br /> 3 -4 pm Self- Anger Sexual Abuse Divorce Group Family <br /> Adolescent ' s mutilation Management Group Issues <br /> Group Group Group Group <br /> 4-5 pm Self- Coping Skills Anger Understanding Loss <br /> Children ' s esteem Group Management Feelings Group Group <br /> Group Skills Group <br /> Group <br /> 1 . Each group is limited to one hour. <br /> 2 . Each group is limited to 12 pateitns. <br /> 3 . Once each 18 week session begins, no one new will be allowed to join, due to <br /> confidentiality. <br /> 4. Each group will be facilitated by two therapists ; at least one therapist shall be <br /> licensed. <br /> 3 . Briefly describe how your program addresses the stated need/problem. Describe how <br /> your program follows a recognized "best practice" (see definition on page 12 of the <br /> Instructions) and provide evidence that indicates proposed strategies are effective with <br /> target population. <br /> The therapeutic experience of the group process is divided into eleven primary factors that <br /> address best practice. These eleven primary factors are installation of hope, universality, <br /> imparting information, altruism, the correct recapitulation of the primary family group, <br /> development of socializing techniques , imitative behavior, interpersonal learning, group <br /> cohesiveness, catharsis , and existential factors. (Yalom, 1995 ) <br /> 7 <br />