Abstract:
This article presents development and informal assessment of a 10-week
psychoeducational program designed for 8 adolescent group members experiencing
parental divorce in a rural community in Ghana. Group design, cultural considerations,
program implementation, and impacts are described. The literature review
pertaining to group work as an instrument for addressing parental divorce of adolescents
is presented; group format and content within group sessions are discussed.
The outcomes of this experience, as evidenced by a brief assessment questionnaire
given before and after the group experience, indicate that completion of the group
led to an increase in participants’ knowledge of self-esteem, time management,
anger management, peer relationships, educational goals, and psychological healing
through spirituality. Implications for culturally informed group facilitation are
discussed.
