Patients in an adult day hospital program were found to have difficulties in practising and transferring the new learning acquired in insight-oriented group psychotherapy to other life situations. This paper presents a method used by occupational therapists to help patients become more proficient in transferring their newly acquired insights and skills to their real life situations. The method is an adapted form of Structured Learning Therapy. Its development and rationale supporting its purpose and function is presented. This is followed by a discussion of the modifications necessary to make Structured Learning Therapy useful for the particular patient population found at the adult day hospital program described.
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