Group therapy with adolescents who have learning disabilities and social/emotional problems

This paper presents groltp therapy with adolescents who have learning disabilities and sociallemotional problents. First, the paper reviews the literature on prychosocial development ancl interventions offered to these adolescents. Thire is agreement in the literature that group therapy is beneficial for adolescents. I.earning disubled uclolescents meet the criteria Jbr receiving this intervention. Despite this, review of the literature sulgests that this population is not generally offered group therapy. Twct cuse examples ore presented. The group approach described combines princiltles cleriveel Ji'om prychodynamic group theory with udjustments to occotn,nodute the leaming disahilities. These examples ilfustrate is.rrre,r thut cutt he uddressecl in group with learning disabled adolescents. KDY WORDS: lcarn ing d isabi l i t ics; adolcsccnts; group thcrapy