Developing groups in a paediatric psychology service: Centring the voices of children and young people. (January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Salvo, Tania; Huckridge, Jaymie; Daniilidi, Xeni; Kambakara Gedara, Chandrika; Valentino, Charlotte
• Other Names: Portnoy Sara guest-editor.; Casdagli Lucy guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Clinical child psychology and psychiatry. Volume 28:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 24
• Page End: 34
• Publication Date: 2023-01
• Subjects: Participation -- groups -- service-user involvement -- young people -- paediatric -- health; Clinical child psychology -- Periodicals; Child psychiatry -- Periodicals; 618.9289
• DOI: 10.1177/13591045221111215
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1045

Abstract

There is growing evidence for the benefits of therapeutic groups for children and young people living with chronic health conditions. As a paediatric health service, we regularly run 12 different groups, most of which are informed by a Narrative Therapy approach, with new groups routinely created to respond to the changing needs of children and young people. In this paper, we describe how we have stayed connected to our vision and values in developing and delivering group interventions, sharing our process which integrates different methods of participation and involvement to ensure young people's voices are centred. We use three of our recently introduced groups to illustrate these ideas.