Adolescent Growth Group Recruiting Members Beijing Mandalay Hess Counseling Center Psychological group therapy, mainly for pro-teenagers with learning difficulties, anorexia, and conflicts with parents. Beijing Huilongguan Hospital Clinical Psychology Department Zhao Chengzhi Group Operation Concept: The motivational growth group is mainly based on psychodynamic orientation theory and operation. The group is a miniature interpersonal social environment that addresses adolescents’ learning disabilities, interpersonal interactions, parent-child interactions, and other problems, and presents the characteristics and patterns of realistic interpersonal relationships in a group format. The group is focused on the here and now, and focuses on the interactive presentation of interpersonal relationships in the present, with self-awareness and experience as the main purpose. The group emphasizes and encourages members to gradually reveal their feelings, including their emotions and perceptions of themselves and others, thereby enhancing the authentic experience of relationships and making connections between their inner world and the reality of interpersonal interactions. The group provides a safe environment for growth and reality check, and the process is a slow and gradual one that requires patience and participation. Membership requirements: All group members are 13-20 year olds. Each group member is an important source of motivation for the group. The group needs to have a strong motivation for self-understanding and self-growth, the courage to open themselves up slowly, the courage to face growing pains and hardships gradually, the willingness to support other members, mutual respect, the ability to provide feedback to the group, the ability to participate consistently, and the commitment to confidentiality of the group content. The group needs the sincerity and participation of the group members. Before the group starts, please solve the problems of putting things away and going to the toilet, etc. After the group starts, please turn off your cell phone and try to avoid walking around or leaving the group. The basic goals of the group are: 1. to deeply understand and explore oneself, accept and love oneself; 2. to learn to express oneself more authentically, listen to and support others; 3. to enhance sensitivity and feeling of one’s own and others’ inner emotions; 4. to enhance self-awareness, clarify interpersonal boundaries, adjust maladaptive interpersonal patterns, and learn to build new interpersonal relationships; 5. to experience and develop deeper interpersonal relationships and 5. experience and develop deeper interpersonal relationships and build security and trust; 6. promote personality growth and understanding of what it means to exist as a human being. 7. eventually leave the group and enter the real world. Group format: Unstructured, closed organization, open time. There will be new members entering and old members leaving. There will be 8-10 group members, one group counselor, one assistant counselor and one observation counselor. Nature of the group: motivational, experiential, and growth-oriented. Consultation/Enrollment: Interested applicants should call: 010-82965622, and the staff will make an appointment with the group counselor for an initial interview, which will include an introduction to the specific setup of the group, a description of the group’s activities, and an assessment of the current status of the applicant, etc. After the interview and assessment, an agreement will be signed to join the group.