Adapting Group Therapy to Address Real World Problems: Insights from Groups Offered in the Bahamas. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abernethy, Alexis D.; Allen, David F.; Carroll, Marie Allen
• Is Part Of: International journal of group psychotherapy. Volume 68:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 17
• Page End: 34
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Group psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Group psychotherapy; Periodicals; 616.89152
• DOI: 10.1080/00207284.2017.1335582
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-7284

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article presents a cultural adaptation of a group therapeutic approach that is being offered in the Bahamas. "The Family: People Helping People" project was designed as an intervention to improve socialization in New Providence, the Bahamian capital and its most heavily populated city. "The Family" group model offers support and training to improve communication in relationships and to encourage constructive emotional expression. This article will provide an overview of "The Family, " address key elements of this approach that are culturally tailored, and offer clinical examples and note implications for group therapy training. This cultural adaptation offers helpful insights for addressing community problems, such as violence and societal fragmentation, and may inform the development of community-based group interventions in other settings.