@article{ref1,
title="Understanding the experience of girls with EBD in a gender-responsive support group",
journal="Education and treatment of children",
year="2012",
author="Srsic, Amy and Rice, Elisabeth Hess",
volume="35",
number="4",
pages="623-646",
abstract="This study examined the perceptions of adolescent girls with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) who were participating in a support group. The focus of the study was to explore the perceptions of the girls' friendships, connectedness with others, ability to establish and maintain relationships, and self-perceptions within the group. The sample consisted of five African American girls ages 15-19 attending a self-contained day school for students with EBD. The study design included three, semi-structured, individual interviews, participant observation of the support group, and collection of field notes and background data. Themes emerged in the areas of: (1) the appearance of normalcy; (2) the influence of negative experiences; (3) the lack of opportunity for exposure to female relationships and role models; (4) the positive influence of gender-responsive programming; and (5) the effects of the environment. <br><br>FINDINGS and recommendations for practice and future research are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-8491",
doi="10.1353/etc.2012.0027",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/etc.2012.0027"
}