ABSTRACT
Group therapy is widely used in residential adolescent treatment. One of its primary objectives is to assist clients in attaining a wider range of more effective socialization skills. Through the use of a highly structured model for an autonomous self-help socialization group, adolescents assume the responsibility for developing, implementing, and accounting for their own treatment goals. This paper identifies the theories and knowledge base upon which this model was developed as well as the process of its development and maintenance.
