A narrative of hope in group therapy with adolescents who have sexually harmed

This narrative will detail our first experience co-facilitating a group for male adolescents who have sexually harmed. We believe it is socially unjust for adolescents who sexually harm to simply be labelled as deviant and predatory. We see group work as a path that may allow these young people to t...

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Published in:	Social work with groups (New York. 1978) Vol. 43; no. 1-2; pp. 92 - 98
Main Authors:	Pascoe, Rachael V., Nicholls, Rebecca L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Routledge 02-04-2020 Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects:	Adolescent boys adolescent sexual harm Adolescent sexual offending Adolescents clinical reflection Group therapy group treatment Group work Juvenile justice juvenile sexual offending Narratives Social justice Teenagers Youth
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Summary:	This narrative will detail our first experience co-facilitating a group for male adolescents who have sexually harmed. We believe it is socially unjust for adolescents who sexually harm to simply be labelled as deviant and predatory. We see group work as a path that may allow these young people to take responsibility for their actions, acknowledge their harmful behavior, make amends in some way, and for them to be teens again. We believe that aspiring to and accomplishing this is a profound act of social justice.
ISSN:	0160-9513 1540-9481
DOI:	10.1080/01609513.2019.1639015