We lessen their isolation. We empower children who have experienced too much powerlessness. Group work increases the likelihood of breaking denial. Group work provides safety and protection. Kids experience healthy social interactions.
Group work builds trust in social situations.
Group work provides opportunities for group validation. Group work allows kids to try out new approaches to old problems. Claudia Black, Ph.D., is an advisory board member of NACoA and past chairperson. She has written six books specific to growing up with chemical dependency. Today she consults to The Meadows treatment program in Wickenberg, Arizona and to the McDonald Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego, implementing a community based children of addiction program.