Expressive Group Therapy With At-Risk African American Adolescent Girls

Abstract

In a study conducted by M.T. Tuason, A. Marcetic, S. Roberts, K. Stuart, and J. Rearick (in press), it was revealed that minority urban female adolescents ages 11 to 18 harbored more pain and anger and were at higher risk for deviant behaviors compared to children of other age groups within the same socioeconomic class. The current study is a group intervention and a systematic way to evaluate the outcome of expressive group therapy with African American female adolescents. Group members were drawn from the Refuge, an after-school program located in a southeastern city of the United States, and took part in expressive activities intended to expose them to new experiences and to increase their confidence in and awareness of their strengths and talents. Qualitative results revealed that expressive group therapy helped the adolescents with emotional exploration, increasing their self-esteem, and decreasing their anxiety. Moreover, qualitative results indicated that conflict among participants must be addressed in order to minimize attrition rates.

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