61st Annual Conference
Thursday,
February 26
Early Bird Open Sessions
7:30 – 8:30 A.M.
Session
204
Group Therapy with Children and Adolescents who have Learning
Disabilities
Presenters:
Faye Mishna,
M.S.W., Ph.D.,
University of
Toronto, Assistant Professor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Barbara Muskat,
B.S.W., M.S.W.,
Director of
Community Consultation, Integra, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Group therapy with children and adolescents who have learning
disabilities will be presented, using a framework that integrates
interpersonal group therapy, self psychology and mutual aid.
Examples to illustrate the approach and strategies will be
presented. The workshop provides and experiential and didactic
overview of LD and related psychosocial problems.
Course References:
1.
MacLennan, B., & Dies, K. (1992).
Groups in different settings. In
group counseling &
psychotherapy with adolescents 2nd Edition, 173-218. New York:
Columbia University Press.
2.
Mishna, F. (1996). In their own words: Therapeutic factors for
adolescents with learning
disabilities. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 46(2),
265-273.
3. Morrison, G. & Cosden,
M. (1997).Risk, resilience, and adjustment of individuals with
learning
disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 20(1), 43-60.
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