Adolescent Group Facilitator's Guide

""If you could run the country for one day, what would you do?""

""What is your opinion about divorced parents who remarry?""

""When you become a parent, what will you do to keep your kids off drugs?""

Teen clients tend to be more guarded in group settings than adult clients. That's why discussion-starting questions are so helpful. This book features over five hundred questions and observations, both wide-ranging and specific, that will help your young clients start a group discussion and keep it going. You'll find questions for adolescents

• at risk for substance abuse
• facing a family member's addiction
• affected by divorce
• grappling with the everyday issues of growing up

Adolescent Group Facilitator's Guide: Dynamic Discussion Starters outlines the skills needed for conducting successful adolescent groups and includes an alphabetised index of topics for easy reference, a bibliography, and reflective answers that provide your young clients with alternate viewpoints. This book is essential if you work with adolescents in

• substance abuse treatment centres
• community mental health centres
• inpatient programs addressing behavioural and emotional problems
• teacher advisory programs
• schools and other educational support systems
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