From my latest paper about groupwork with high conflict divorces and children:
Free space for interactions
A room where the families come together without the presence of therapists turned out to be very important. A lot happens in the free space before the group sessions start, during the break and after the session. Sometimes change start to happen in this room, and other areas away from the therapists, rather than in the therapy sessions. Children that do not see one of the parents for some time or even years mix with all the parents and children and are in the same room with that alienated parent. For most children it is the first time in years that they see the parents again together.
An example: Two parents with four children were in the family room. The two youngest children visited their father regularly and the eldest saw their father for the first time in years. When the eldest son saw how happy and loving father was for his younger brother, he started to move towards his father as well.
A room where the families come together without the presence of therapists turned out to be very important. A lot happens in the free space before the group sessions start, during the break and after the session. Sometimes change start to happen in this room, and other areas away from the therapists, rather than in the therapy sessions. Children that do not see one of the parents for some time or even years mix with all the parents and children and are in the same room with that alienated parent. For most children it is the first time in years that they see the parents again together.
An example: Two parents with four children were in the family room. The two youngest children visited their father regularly and the eldest saw their father for the first time in years. When the eldest son saw how happy and loving father was for his younger brother, he started to move towards his father as well.
Justine
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