The effect of short-term cognitive-behavioral group therapy on adolescents with attachment difficulties.

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the effect of short-term cognitive-behavioral group therapy on fourteen adolescents with attachment difficulties. All of the participants in this study had a history of child abuse/neglect and have been in foster or adoptive care. participants were divided into two male adolescent groups and two female adolescent groups. each participant completed the Reynolds Adolescent Adjustment Screening Inventory (RAASI; Reynolds, 2001) pre -and post group intervention. A six-week group intervention resulted in a significant change in self-ratings on measures of both externalizing and internalizing adjustment problems. results of the study are encouraging given that there is a stigma among adolescents, especially males, related to disclosing in groups with peers (Black & Rosenthal, 2005).

Criminogenic Needs as Intervening Factors in the Relation Between Insecure Attachments and Youth Sexual Violence

“…Second, children identified as having insecure attachments should be exposed to intervention programs that target some of the deficit areas before maladaptive behaviors emerge. For example, cognitive-behavioral based interventions can focus on drivers of maladaptive thoughts, including anxious-avoidant or anxious-ambivalent attachment styles, and are often seen as an effective adjunct to attachment-based therapies (Bosmans, 2016; Cone, Golden, & Hall, 2009). Other interventions that would address the criminogenic needs associated with insecure attachments include mindfulness-based models (Follette, Palm, & Pearson, 2006), and those that employ a trauma-informed approach (Levenson & Willis, 2014) specifically designed to address issues of behavioral regulation (Cohen et al, 2016).…”

Group Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Emotional Problems: A Review of The Literature

“…Other articles have similarly focused on different presenting problems or target groups; for instance, with children and adolescents with 'learning disabilities' [21]; Scholten et al [22] through the use of a psychosocial group intervention, titled 'Op Koers' ('On Track') for children with chronic illnesses; Cone, Golden and Hall [23] through a short-term cognitive-behavioural group therapy (CBGT) for adolescents with attachment difficulties, residing in adoptive/foster/group homes; with juvenile offenders [24]; for students who engage in proactive aggressive behaviours or bullying [25]; for adolescents who have witnessed or experienced complex traumas [26]; online groups, such as for adolescents having received treatment for cancer [27]; through support groups for children who have parents with a psychiatric illness [28]; and so on. Various cognitive-behavioural group interventions for different presenting problems are presented in the Handbook of Cognitive-Behavioural Group Therapy with children and adolescents [29].…”

Effects of Cognitive Therapy Intervention (CTI) on the Resilience with Problematic Behavior Among the Adolescents

“…Contextual factors include the level of upbringing and parenting, family relationships, experiences and achievements in school, neighbourhood, loss, abuse, bullying and social isolation (Simmons & Griffiths, 2009). Intervention of Cognitive Therapy has effectively reduced the level of anxiety and improved the ability to control anger among adolescents (Karahan, Yalcin, & Erbas, 2015), improving positive thinking and strategies of action and reducing the symptoms of anxiety (Hogendoorn, Prins, Garst, Hartman, & Haan, 2014), reduced antisocial behavior and emotional stress but did not improve positive self (Cone, Golden, & Hall, 2009). Cognitive Therapy has been successful in treating various problems ranging from depression, anxiety disorders to chronic illness, but there is still a lack of aspects of the development of quality and positive qualities in individuals (Padesky & Mooney, 2012).…”