Adolescent girls with low body-esteem: A narrative therapy counseling group.

摘要

The purpose of this paper was to propose an early intervention/prevention counseling group for adolescent girls with low body-esteem. The environmental influences that contribute to the development of low body-esteem were discussed along with the psychological, biological, and social consequences that develop in adolescent girls. A review of the literature documented that the use or narrative therapy integrated with art therapy and psychoeducation in a counseling group is a suitable approach for treating this population. The proposed 12-week narrative therapy counseling group is designed to support adolescent girls to re-author their self-narratives such that positive body-esteem is cultivated, the use of unhealthy weight control behaviors is reduced, and the girls are empowered with the knowledge necessary for them to sustain a healthy life.