The Use of Single Session Collectivities with Families of Spina Bifida Children

Social workers who work with families of spina bifi- da children may find the single session collectivity a useful alterna- tive to conventional treatment when the provision of traditional social work groups is impractical. This article describes the charac- teristics of single session collectivities with this population, their uses, and the role and focus of the worker in such entities. The coop- eration of an interdisciplinary team is an in~portant component in the development of successful collectivities.