Play group therapy sessions were held in an attempt to improve impulse control; peer, social, and relationship skills; expression of repressed anger; feelings for self; and cooperative play among five latency-aged boys. Many of the goals set for the children in the group were reached. (Author/RH)

Discusses a filial therapy model in which a parent and her child carry out play therapy in a group with other parents and children who are doing the same. Emphasis on the enhancement of parental skills in structuring environment, limitseting, and reflective listening. (Author/DOW)

A new short-term (14-16 sessions) group therapy approach for children, Relationship Group Therapy (RGT), is described. The major group therapy approaches are critiqued and the integration of certain assumptions from each approach are discussed. Stages of RGT therapy and the specific interventions required during various stages of therapy are…

Describes a play-therapy group for sexually abused children in a rural California area. The focus of the group therapy was to restore the children's self-esteem. Services were part of an overall treatment program for families. (Author/DB)

A CLINIC PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN INTERMEDIARY GROUP TREATMENT WITH THE ADVANTAGES OF RESIDENTIAL CARE WHILE THEY REMAINED AT HOME. OF THE 47 SUBJECTS SELECTED (27 AGED 6 TO 9, 20 AGED 9 TO 13), 25 HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED, AND NINE CONSIDERED, FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. ALL WERE JUDGED INACCESSIBLE BY THE CLINIC…