Abstract
In this process recording the author describes her work over a 4-day period (June 6 – June 5, 1958) with a group of adolescent girls who are in the midst of long-term hospitalization in a private psychiatric hospital. These teens are dealing with the upcoming loss of several of their doctors. The author views them as members of a community—the hospital. The author helps them to voice their feelings and needs effectively to the hospital staff.