Adolescents' perceptions of the efficacy of short-term, inpatient group therapy

Chase, Jeffrey L.; Kelly, Mary Margaret

doi:10.1007/bf00999846

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“…It is the case that clients can provide vital information regarding the events or aspects of therapy that promote positive outcome. Although research that focuses on client perceptions is accumulating (Calsyn, Winter, & Morse, 2000;Chase & Kelly, 1993;Clarkin & Levy, 2004;Day, 1999;Everall & Paulson, 2002;Garrett et al, 2003;Langevin, Wright, & Handy, 1988;Orlinsky, Rønnestad, & Willutzki, 2004;Paulson, Everall, & Stuart, 2001;Reddon, Payne, & Starzyk, 1999;Tallman & Bohart, 1999;Yalom, 1995;Yalom & Leszcz, 2005), investigations which focus on adolescent sex offenders have not been undertaken.…”

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Adolescent Sex Offenders' Rankings of Therapeutic Factors Using the Yalom Card Sort

Sribney

Reddon

2008

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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Adolescent Sex Offenders' Rankings of Therapeutic Factors Using the Yalom Card Sort

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Reddon

2008

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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“…Indeed, some early researchers saw cohesiveness to be so intimately linked with outcomes that they treated them as though they were synonymous (Kelman & Parloff, 1957). When asked to rate the importance of Yalom's curative factors, patients themselves frequently nominate group cohesiveness as one of the most important-if not the most important-contributor to their sense of satisfaction (e.g., Chase & Kelly, 1993). However, despite widespread acceptance of the notion that cohesiveness in a therapy group is an essential requirement for successful outcomes, there is no firm empirical evidence for this notion.…”

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Beyond Cohesiveness

Hornsey

Dwyer

Oei

2007

Small Group Research

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Despite a general consensus that cohesiveness promotes positive outcomes in group psychotherapy, the empirical evidence for this notion is limited. In this article the literature on group cohesiveness and its relation to clinical outcomes is reviewed. Three interrelated problems with this literature are highlighted: A lack of consensus as to how to conceptualize cohesiveness, inconsistent measurements of cohesiveness, and lack of attention to possible mediators of the cohesiveness-outcome relationship. The authors argue that the term cohesiveness is too vague and amorphous to be useful as a unitary construct and that the field could benefit by identifying more specific group processes that facilitate—or impede—clinical outcomes. They review social psychological research on group processes, and discuss how three constructs— group identification, independence, and homogeneity—might be applied to the clinical literature. Furthermore, in an attempt to stimulate a closer examination of mediational paths in the literature on group psychotherapy, they discuss possible mechanisms through which group processes affect clinical outcomes.

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“…Chase & Kelly (1993) examined inpatient adolescents’ perceptions of the efficacy of short-term group therapy using Yalom’s Q-sort method. Based on these criterion adolescent inpatients rated group therapy as promoting "universality, group cohesiveness, catharsis, and existential awareness" (p. 160).…”

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Adolescents' perceptions of process and specialty group therapy.

Abraham

Lepisto

Schultz

1995

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

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Adolescents' perceptions of process group therapy and time-limited speciality group therapy were surveyed. Participants were 82 emotionally disturbed adolescent clients living in a residential treatment center who rated their perceptions of process and speciality group therapies. Ongoing process groups were rated as more helpful for relating to staff and peers, and speciality groups were considered more helpful for cognitive, social, and interpersonal skill development. Despite the findings that both types of group therapy were helpful in different ways, all participants (100%) preferred to deal with their problems in individual therapy. These findings challenge the popular notion that adolescents prefer group therapy to individual psychotherapy, suggesting a need to offer both individual and group therapies to optimized treatment. We thank the Mapleton clinicians and clients for their participation in this research project. We express our appreication to The Devereux Institute of Clinical Training and Research, Steven Pfeiffer, Ph.D. and Paul LeBuffe, MA, for research assistance and support. A special thanks is extended to Mr. Kenneth Tenley, Executive Director of The Mapleton Center and Lawrence Lepisto, Ph.D. for editorial reviews.

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Adolescents' perceptions of the efficacy of short-term, inpatient group therapy

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Adolescent Sex Offenders' Rankings of Therapeutic Factors Using the Yalom Card Sort

Adolescent Sex Offenders' Rankings of Therapeutic Factors Using the Yalom Card Sort

Beyond Cohesiveness

Adolescents' perceptions of process and specialty group therapy.

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