GROUP TREATMENT SESSION: Use this as a guide to help you write your sessions
ELEMENTS OF A GROUPTREATMENT SESSION
ELEMENT
COMMENTS
Title of Session
Identify the name of the session
Setting
Describe where it will take place (gym, kitchen, regular meeting
room)
Contraindications*
Include any safety precautions which need to be taken in
consideration
Purpose of group
Identify the purpose of the activity (ex to improve social participation
skills, ability to participate in IADLs etc.)
Goals
Identify the goals of the group
Content and methods
Includes the steps needed to conduct the group along with a time
frame for each step
Supplies
Includes all the materials required for the activity
References*
Include the sources used for the activity (web link . books etc.)
*These elements are rarely included in professional protocols but are important for students,
interns, and novice therapists to learn the process of writing group protocols.
Adapted from : MacRae, Anne, Cara, Elizabeth.; Cara and MacRae's Psychosocial Occupational Therapy : An Evolving Practice, Fourth Edition