Why We Get No Respect: Existential Dilemmas for Group Workers Who Work with Kids’ Groups

Even then “the problem of acceptance . . . was felt by many group workers. The scorn exhibited by ‘those workers who play with children, run dances, go camping, or teach art and crafts’ is well remembered” (Wilson, 1976, p. 25).1 Attitudes haven’t changed over the years. Group workers who work with kids get no respect.