Background

A need-supportive group climate is a prerequisite for successful treatment in secure residential youth care. For girls, positive relationships with peers are an essential part of the group climate. Relational aggression threatens the residential group climate.

Objectives

This study explored whether a group counseling program can actively promote the quality of the interrelationships between girls in a residential group in the Netherlands; the aim is to elucidate how residential group climate affects treatment results. The girls in this single-gender residential group had been admitted because of (suspicions of) commercial sexual exploitation.

Method

The study combined participatory observations with a case-based time-series design. For 18 weeks, changes in the residential group climate and the interrelationships between the girls and achievement of treatment goals over time were measured.

Results

The residential group climate in this group was negative initially; much relational aggression between girls was found. Considering treatment, some girls were making significant progress, but others mainly deteriorated. Moderate improvement of residential group climate was visible after a group social worker was permanently present.

Conclusions

A group counseling program aimed at improving interrelationships cannot cure an overall negative residential group climate. This article offers implications for preventing and recognizing deterioration of residential group climate and improving girls' residential group climate.

中文翻译：

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有联系，较少纠正：女孩居住群体气候的性别特定需求——混合方法非随机案例研究

背景

需要支持的团体氛围是在安全的寄宿青年护理中成功治疗的先决条件。对于女孩来说，与同龄人的积极关系是群体氛围的重要组成部分。关系侵略威胁着居住群体的气候。

目标

本研究探讨了团体辅导计划是否可以积极促进荷兰寄宿团体中女孩之间相互关系的质量；目的是阐明居住群体的气候如何影响治疗结果。这个单性别住宿组的女孩因为（怀疑）商业性剥削而被录取。

方法

该研究将参与式观察与基于案例的时间序列设计相结合。在 18 周内，测量了住宿组气候的变化以及女孩之间的相互关系与治疗目标的实现情况。

结果

该群体的居住群体氛围最初是负面的；发现女孩之间存在很多关系性攻击。考虑到治疗，一些女孩取得了显着的进步，而另一些女孩则主要恶化。在团体社会工作者永久存在后，可以看到居住团体气候的适度改善。

结论

旨在改善相互关系的团体咨询计划无法治愈整体负面的住宿团体氛围。本文对预防和认识居住群体气候恶化以及改善女童居住群体气候提供了启示。