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Groups for Children of Separation/Divorce: A Metaphorical Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Jan Young  and
Sandra Regan
Jan Young
Affiliation:
Marriage Guidance Council of N.S.W., 226 Liverpool Street, Enfield, N.S.W. 2136 AUSTRALIA
Sandra Regan
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, School of Social Work, P.O. Box 1, Kensington, N.S.W. 2033 AUSTRALIA
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Abstract

The use of a metaphorical approach in a time limited group for children whose parents are separating/divorcing is explored. Drawing, “naming the group”, and structured exercises are used metaphorically to help the children tell their own “story”, not their parents version. The metaphorical processing of the media is what counts not the media itself. Every way of using media tells a story and moves children from story telling to story experiencing. When children are able to share feelings, they have taken a step forward.

Type
Research Article
Information
Children Australia , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , 1988 , pp. 4 - 6
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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