000			01710nam a2200217Ia 4500
008			241010s2007 xx 000 0 und d
040			_cManila Tytana Colleges
100			_aSchechtman, Zipora. _914496
245		0	_aTherapeutic bonding in group as an explanatory variable of progress in the social competence of students with learning disabilities / _cZipora Schechtman, Einat Katz
260			_cJune 2007
336			_atext
337			_avolume
338			_aunmediated
440			_n11 : 2, pages 117-128 _aGroup Dynamics : Theory, Research, and Practice _914497
520			_aThis study, conducted in Israel, explores the efficacy of an expressive-supportive group psychotherapy in helping adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficits (ADD and ADHD) to increase social competence and friendship. Bonding with the therapist and group members was tested as an explanatory variable of outcomes. The study included 87 students with LD from seven different schools who had been referred to school counseling centers because of social, emotional, and behavior difficulties. The students in each school were randomly divided into experimental and wait-list conditions. Children in the experimental conditions (n = 42) participated in seven small groups, in 15 weekly sessions of group therapy conducted by trained school counselors. Results indicated gains on the social competence measure, but not on the friendship-intimacy measure. Therapist-related bonding was more frequently related to outcomes than member-related bonding.
521			_aPsychology.
650			_aAdolescents. _9568
650			_aGroup therapy. _92419
650			_aLearning disabilities. _911780
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