Adolescence is concerned with the integration of all that a young person has experienced about himself or herself into a meaningful formation of her/his adult identity.
Some positive benefits from a good group experience:
The group provide opportunities for:
Learning social skills
Experimenting with new social roles
Communicating with the opposite sex
Support for separation from parents
Warmth, support, security and friendship
Safe environment for discussing and relieving feelings, insecurities and hurts sustained in interactions with insensitive people
Education and social pressure to conform to social norms
Formulation of identity
Affirmation and validation of identity
Applauding of efforts and recognition of achievements
