Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups (eBook)

David R. Hescheles, A. Rae Price, John R. Price (Herausgeber)

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1999 | 1. Auflage
198 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-050770-5 (ISBN)

Infos

How does a therapist go about starting a psychotherapy group? In this practical guide the reader finds the elements, both attitudinal and procedural, needed for starting a therapy group. The processes of obtaining referrals, selecting clients, orienting and educating clients, and preparing clients for psychotherapy are covered in clear step-by-step procedures. Tables and charts are provided for the necessary record keeping. The initial chapters detail the important stages leading up to the first therapy session. Eminent group therapists present special chapters on various therapeutic approaches. The topics of terminating groups and the role of the therapist close this pragmatic guide to therapy groups. A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups assists psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, nurse clinicians, pastoral counselors, school and college counselors and other trained therapists in the process of forming and maintaining groups. - Steps for getting groups started, beginning with first mention of group therapy to clients - Clarification of differing theoretical approaches to doing groups - Helpful guides for tracking referrals and billing - Analysis of group psychotherapy's effectiveness - Attention to special groups and co-therapy leadership - Authoritative articles by international leaders in group psychotherapy

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
Chapter 1. Introduction and Definitions 16
Chapter 2. Attitudes and Expectations 24
Chapter 3. Referrals to Group 26
Chapter 4. Selecting Clients for Group Psychotherapy 30
Chapter 5. Orienting and Educating Clients 36
Chapter 6. Preparing the Patient for Group Psychotherapy 40
Chapter 7. Record Keeping 58
Chapter 8. The Group or Client's First Session 62
Chapter 9. Cotherapy 68
Chapter 10. Special Groups 78
Chapter 11. Reprise: Some Guidelines for Group Therapists 86
Chapter 12. Does Group Psychotherapy Work? 96
Chapter 13. Group Therapy: a Cognitive-Behavioral Approach 114
Chapter 14. Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy 130
Chapter 15. Redecision Therapy 134
Chapter 16. Transactional Analysis in Groups 148
Chapter 17. Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy 166
Chapter 18. Termination 182
Chapter 19. Your Role as Therapist 186
Appendixes: 188
A. Helpful Names and Addresses 188
B. Introduction to Group Psychotherapy 190
C. A Consumer's Guide to Group Psychotherapy 194
D. Glossary of Acronyms and Managed Care Terms 202
E. Suggested Reading—A Beginning 206
Index 208

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.9.1999
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-08-050770-0 / 0080507700
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-050770-5 / 9780080507705