A group counseling curriculum for empowering adolescent girls

Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-38)The purpose of this project is to provide a curriculum that could be used by mental health practitioners, school counselors and teachers to help empower adolescent girls. It provides a medium for adolescent girls to discuss and learn about important information and skills to enhance their capability for empowerment. Issues such as development, environmental factors, peer relationships, self-esteem and career exploration are incorporated into the curriculum because these are pertinent factors that may affect adolescents??? sense of empowerment. The overall goal is for group members to consider new perspectives and skills in order to conquer the obstacles they face throughout adolescence. The curriculum has not yet been implemented, though it has been preliminarily evaluated by experts in the field of counseling