Kids' Club Letters provides an innovative approach to group psychotherapy for school-aged children who experience a range of social and emotional problems. A narrative therapy approach is adapted, taking the form of letters written by the therapist in the voice of a child who is asking for advice about interpersonal or emotional problems. These letters were devised and written for the purpose of structuring responses in group psychotherapy, allowing the participants to address relevant issues for them individually and at the group level.
Key Features
- Innovative narrative therapy approach tailored for children.
- Letters written in the voice of a child to facilitate discussion.
- Structured responses to help participants address personal and group issues.
- Designed to assist children who find it difficult to discuss emotional problems spontaneously.
Additional Information
The child in the letter is asking for guidance from the participants in the group. Hence the 'Dear Group' letter format was born. The children in the groups had previously experienced difficulty discussing these issues spontaneously. The children did not know that the therapist had written the letters.
