Download or read book Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy written by Janice L. DeLucia-Waack and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive and thoroughly researched text available on this topic, Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy, Second Edition underscores the notion that group work is improved through increased collaboration between researchers and practitioners. Edited by renowned leaders in the field, this thoroughly updated and revised Second Edition explores current literature and research and offers suggestions for practice in psycho-educational, counseling, and therapy groups. The Handbook is divided into five main sections: current and historical perspectives, best practices, multicultural and diverse groups, groups in special settings, and an introduction to special topics.
Download or read book Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy written by Janice L. DeLucia-Waack and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy is a comprehensive reference guide for group practitioners and researchers alike. Each chapter reviews the literature and current research as well as suggestions for practice in the psycho educational arena, counselling, and therapy groups. The Handbook encourages the notion that the field is improved through increased collaboration between researchers and practitioners. Through a review of cutting-edge research and practice, the Handbook includes } 48 articles by renowned experts in group work } the history and theory of group work } topics across the lifespan } an entire section on multicultural issues } a variety of clinical problems and settings } appendices include the Association for Specialists in Group Work Training Standards, Best Practice Standards, and Principles for Diversity-Competent Group Workers The Handbook is divided into seven sections: Current and Historical Perspectives on the Field of Group Counselling and Psychotherapy, reviews and analyzes the many contributions and contributors that have made group counselling and psychotherapy a vital and potent treatment method. The chapter outlines review articles spanning four decades, and outlines the evolution of group themes over the last 100 years. Best Practices in Group Counselling and Psychotherapy uses research, theory, and group counseling experience to provide group leaders and researches with the most current and best practices in conducting group counseling and psychotherapy. Multicultural Groups follows the ASGW Principles for Diversity-Competent Group Workers and is intended to provide group leaders with essential information about different cultural groups and their world views, perceptions of groups, naturalistic healing methods, suggested group interventions, and implications for groups. Chapters cover Native-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and African-Americans, disabled persons, and gender and sexuality. Groups Across Settings includes examples of psycho-educational, counseling, and psychotherapy groups in a variety of settings. This section presents readers with theoretical and empirical support for group work in such settings as the Veterans Administration system, university counselling centers, and more. Groups Across the Lifespan consist of chapters across many age groups. For children and adolescents, cognitive and developmental issues are addressed. For adults, socialization and interpersonal issues are addressed, including separate chapters for male and female groups. Finally, a chapter on the elderly deals with cognitive, health, and life review issues. Special Topics Groups presents a continuum of different types of groups used to treat people with interpersonal and developmental issues, such as grief, substance abuse, depression, and others. Each chapter in this section provides definitions and descriptions of the issues along with theoretical and empirical support. Finally, Critical Issues and Emerging Topics attempts to reflect the zeitgeist and provide a glimpse into group interventions for the future. Emerging issues, such as online groups, prevention groups, and peer-led mutual help groups receive careful attention and analysis. The Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy, the first reference devoted to this emerging and rapidly growing field, is essential for academics, researchers, professionals, and librarians serving the group therapy community. There is no similar reference available, and it will prove a landmark volume for years to come.
Download or read book Teaching Group Psychotherapy and Group Counseling written by Kathleen Ritter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of the increasing demand for group psychotherapy services in institutional, community, and educational settings, countless clinicians are entering the profession with minimal training in group modalities. Teaching Group Psychotherapy and Counseling aims to illuminate the essential components for educating group leaders while examining the most current research and providing a practical outline for effective instruction. Also examined are the sequencing of group courses within the graduate curriculum, the role of modeling in skill development, the structure of the participation group, and the function of consolidation of didactic, observational and experiential learning.
Download or read book Basics of Group Psychotherapy written by Harold S. Bernard and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1994-08-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filling a significant gap in the clinical literature, this unusually practical manual addresses the nuts-and-bolts issues involved in conducting group therapy. Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, the volume covers everything from determining which patients will benefit from a group experience to step-by-step instructions for running group sessions as effectively as possible. A hands-on manual, the volume is also an ideal companion to a basic text on group psychotherapy. Organized in a unique, logical sequence, the chapters begin with an explanation of how to select patients for a particular group intervention and how groups are composed. The different stages of group interaction over time are then covered in detail, as are the changing aspects of the therapist's role during the various stages. Setting forth basic principles of group technique--including the management of resistance, transference, primitive group dynamics, and countertransference--a clear distinction is drawn between the roles of therapists conducting group treatment and therapists working in other treatment modalities.
Download or read book Interactive Group Counseling and Therapy written by William B. Kline and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2003 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The premise of this book is that group counseling is not individual counseling; and what works for the former likely won't work for the latter. It's a fresh new introduction to the principles, theories and procedures of group counseling and therapy. It's written to show how group work really works, and ensures readers an understanding of how to create and maintain a group environment that actually succeeds in helping its members achieve significant growth and change. It emphasizes unique group processes and a systemic perspective, asserting that the quality of members' interactions is the critical determinant of a group's progress. It addresses all of the essential tasks in planning, conducting, and concluding groups. Other topics include teaching essential membership skills, how to teach group members interaction skills to assist them in personal growth and the process of becoming an effective leader. For professionals in the field of group counseling.
Download or read book Variations on Teaching and Supervising Group Therapy written by Karen Gail Lewis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn effective techniques for teaching and supervising group therapy. This unique new volume brings together teaching and supervisory models for a host of theoretical orientations, including psychodynamic, family systems, psychodrama, gestalt, and transactional analysis. Variations on Teaching and Supervising Group Therapy is essential reading for mental health professionals who currently conduct groups but who lack the specialized training for becoming a supervisor who currently teach group therapy from one theoretical orientation and want to learn about other modalities who teach academic courses on group therapy and want to expose students to a broader perspective of group modalities than the usual one or two models--psychoanalytic and activity groups--usually taught in schools The contributing authors are social workers and professionals from other disciplines who represent a cross section of the teachers of the various types of groups being conducted in the United States today. They describe an exciting array of teaching formats--one-day workshops, semester-long courses, year-long training programs, weekly supervision sessions, and outside consultation--and settings, including family service agencies, child guidance centers, short-term health maintenance organizations, freestanding group training institutions, and private practice. Some of the highlights of this practical book include an examination of the most commonly used format in group therapy today--psychodynamics a demonstration of using family systems theory to understand the group therapy participants and process the key concepts and history of psychodrama the key concepts and basic aspects of a gestalt training program for practicing therapists strategies for teaching social work students a look at the skills needed for conducting group therapy with children a model for training therapists who conduct short-term groups
Download or read book Teaching Facilitation of Group Therapy written by Nina W. Brown and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching Facilitation of Group Therapy explores an extensive range of topics crucial to effective teaching and practice, and will be a valuable resource for instructors of group therapy. With an emphasis on evidence-based methodologies, this book describes proven teaching techniques that foster a dynamic learning environment, facilitate group cohesion, and promote meaningful interventions. The author presents ethical considerations including those that relate to using social media in therapeutic practices, equipping readers with the knowledge to leverage its potential while safeguarding client confidentiality and well-being. This resource presents topics including therapeutic factors and effective interventions, the use of the group leader’s inner development as a guide for therapeutic alliance and group members’ healing, cutting-edge therapeutic AI applications, the role of self-absorption for members and the leader, group dynamics, ethical uses of social media in therapeutic settings, and serves as a comprehensive guide for instructors in the art of teaching group psychotherapy in the modern era. This is an indispensable resource for educators to elevate their expertise in teaching group psychotherapy and prepare clinicians and students by deepening their understanding of group dynamics, and how to employ effective interventions that promote healing and growth in therapeutic settings.
Download or read book Group Counseling and Group Psychotherapy written by George Michael Gazda and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2001 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book presents current thinking on the subject of group counseling and group psychotherapy. This well-known and respected author team have included both group counseling and group therapy theory and application in the same text to accommodate future practitioners who will work in educational and mental health institutions as well as those who will enter private practice, depending upon their training and future work setting. Unlike current competing texts that focus on group work in either counseling or psychotherapy, or that provide numerous chapter-length summaries of prevailing group models, this text isolates the three basic theoretical models extant and presents a comprehensive description of the theory followed by a separate chapter on application. The three basic theoretical models of Humanistic/Existential, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Psychodynamic are supplemented by an eclectic Developmental model of the senior author. Two additional chapters are devoted to the most rapidly growing group interventions skills training and self-help/mutual support groups. The second dominant feature of the text deals with foundations of group counseling and group therapy, including origins and historical development, definitions, group dynamics, diversity issues, research support, and ethical/professional and legal issues. Also included are appendices with training standards, ethical standards, and diversity guidelines.
Download or read book Group Psychotherapy for Students and Teachers RLE Group Therapy written by Jerald Grobman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1981, this is a carefully selected bibliography of group psychotherapy for both students and teachers. The book is divided into three useful parts containing relevant journal articles and book chapters on a variety of topics. The first part includes topics that would be useful for a seminar in basic analytic group psychotherapy. Topics in the second part include group therapy with special patient populations, group therapy in special settings, special types of group therapy and research and outcome studies in group therapy. The third part covers group therapy with children. All the articles can be used to develop specialized and specific literature seminars or to elucidate issues that arise in the clinical supervision of group psychotherapy.
Download or read book Group Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents written by Zipora Shechtman and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many children and adolescents face developmental or situational difficulties in areas where they live most of their meaningful experiences—at home, at school, and in the community. While adults who struggle with life events and stressors may look to professional help, young individuals are quite alone in coping with these situations. Perhaps unsurprisingly, most children and adolescents typically do not seek such help, and often resist it when offered. Author Zipora Shechtman has written this detailed text advocating group counseling and psychotherapy as a viable means of addressing these issues if we are to ensure the psychological wellness of children in society. Group Counseling and Psychotherapy With Children and Adolescents is arranged in four parts. Its chapters explore topics including: *who needs group counseling and psychotherapy; *therapeutic factors in children's groups; *activities in the group; *pre-group planning and forming a group; and *how to enhance emotional experiencing and group support. This text is a principal source of information for counseling psychology students, researchers, and practitioners working with young people, in addition to social workers, teachers, and parents.
Download or read book Basics of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy written by Jerrold Lee Shapiro and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basics of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy: An Introductory Guide provides a unique combination of step-by-step basics of group counseling and psychotherapy and considerable depth of understanding of the intricacies of group process. Students learn how to identify what is going on in their groups, what interventions are most likely to be effective, and when to make those interventions. The text provides readers a competent and effective foundation for their study and practice in group work. The text is divided into three parts: The Core of Group process and Leadership, Pragmatic Considerations, and The Future. Part I offers a thorough introduction to brief, closed groups, guidance through four key phases of group counseling and psychotherapy - preparation, transition, treatment, and termination - and practical advice regarding leadership, therapeutic interventions, the essentials of training, ethical practices, and co-therapy. In Part II, the book dives into more advanced material, specifically addressing how to work with clients with difficult behaviors and offering the reader structured exercises and techniques they can apply in groups. Part III provides a perspective on the current state of group work and its future, touching on diversity, training, research, and more. Written by counselors and therapists who have conducted group counseling and psychotherapy sessions for decades, Basics of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy is an invaluable resource for individuals who are new to group treatment and for those experienced group therapists looking for a review.
Download or read book Group Psychotherapy with Children written by Haim G. Ginott and published by Jason Aronson, Incorporated. This book was released on 1977-07-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to play therapy with children. This book covers aspects of treatment including the selection of appropriate patients, choice of toys, setting limits, and working with parents. The capabilities of group therapy to foster social interaction and psychological development are shown.
Download or read book Introduction to Group Therapy written by Brabender and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Group Counseling written by Ed Jacobs and published by Cognella Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills provides readers with a comprehensive exploration of group counseling with emphasis on critical techniques for effective group leadership. The text is known for being hands-on and reader friendly. It successfully marries traditional theories and concepts with valuable strategies and sage advice that prepares group leaders for impactful practice. Readers also receive access to videos that show leaders demonstrating the skills discussed in the book. The ninth edition features new content related to the social justice movement as well as leading groups during times of crisis such as the global pandemic that began in 2020. Each chapter has been updated to include learning objectives, information on leading groups virtually, and case studies. The section about leading groups of children and adolescents has been expanded, and references throughout the text have been updated. Group Counseling is an indispensable resource for practicing or future counselors, social workers, psychologists, and others who currently lead or are preparing to lead groups in a variety of settings.
Download or read book Core Principles of Group Psychotherapy written by Francis J. Kaklauskas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Core Principles of Group Psychotherapy is designed as the primary curriculum for the Principles of Group Psychotherapy course in partial fulfilment of the Certified Group Psychotherapist credential awarded by the International Board for Certification of Group Psychotherapists. The text is divided into five modules: foundations, structure and dynamics, formation and development, leadership tasks and skills, and ethics, neuroscience, and personal style. The book is part of the AGPA Group Therapy Training and Practice series. This series aims to produce the highest quality publications to aid the practitioner and student in updating and improving their knowledge, professional competence, and skills with current and new developments in methods, practice, theory, and research, in the group psychotherapy field. In addition to helping group psychotherapists bolster their skills so as to ensure the availability of quality mental health services, this guide is an essential resource for students and clinicians interested in learning more about group psychotherapy, as a text in academic courses, or as part of a practicum or internship training curriculum.
Download or read book Inpatient Group Psychotherapy written by Irvin D. Yalom and published by . This book was released on 1983-05-11 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a book for front-line clinicians, Irvin Yalom turns to the inpatient psychiatric setting and offers new ways of conceptualizing the techniques of group therapy for use on acute wards. While some group therapy occurs in all psychiatric hospitals, it is rarely handled systematically and is not properly supported by the psychiatric leadership. Arguing from his own research results and from his years of experience, Yalom makes a strong case for the importance and efficacy of group therapy on all acute wards. "An eminently practical guide to what works".--Marc Hertzman, Dir., George Washington Univ. Medical Center. Notes, Appendix and Index.
Download or read book Group Counseling Theory and Practice written by Don C. Dinkmeyer and published by Wadsworth. This book was released on 1971 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For counselors, psychologists, social workers, educators and teachers.
