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SUMMARY
Group work is a modality that is used extensively with older adults. This article reviews the literature about group work with older adults and describes adaptations that may be needed when working with groups of older people. These adaptations include considering the influence of age-related changes on members' abilities to participate in the group, how cohort effects change group dynamics, and understanding the impact of age-related developmental changes. The article then reviews themes that are frequent topics of interaction in groups of older persons. The article concludes with a review of indications and contraindications for group participation, how leadership may need to be adapted for work with certain groups of older persons, and how stages of group development are affected by the participation of older group members.
