[Integrated pedagogic-therapeutic process in inpatient group therapy work with behaviorally disordered adolescents]

Abstract

This article describes a group project involving educational-therapeutic work on an inpatient basis with behaviourally disturbed adolescents. It shows how the integration of education and therapy, which is considered so necessary at the inpatient level, is achieved in group therapy and it describes as well the institutional framework within which the group project is carried out, as well as the type of practical experience with behaviourally disturbed adolescents which preceded the development and application of the group therapy work. The initial conditions, aims and the development process of the group therapy which took place over a period of two years are presented and four development phases are identified and explained. The article ends with observations concerning the self-evaluation of the group leaders, the general experience gained in the setting up of educational-therapeutic group work with behaviourally disturbed adolescents and a review of the preliminary results of the group project.