Inpatient group psychotherapy program: A model

This article describes the group psychotherapy program on an eight bed short term adolescent psychiatric service. We will focus on the working relationship within the multidisciplinary team, the impact of the group on the total program, and the interactional process within the group. Also discussed are recurrent themes, leader's tasks and stages of adolescent inpatient treatment. Edith Bernstein is a social worker who is currently in private practice in Rochester, New York Jacquelynn Schultz Duquette is a nurse who is currently on the staff of Genesee Mental Health Center, Children and Youth Division, Rochester, New York.