Brabender / Smolar / Fallon Essentials of Group Therapy

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-471-67157-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Essentials

The ideal resource for setting up and working with therapygroups
Group therapy is an increasingly popular treatment modality fora variety of disorders and client populations. Essentials ofGroup Therapy provides both professionals and students with aclear overview of the group therapy process, its history anddevelopment, and the critical skills required for workingeffectively with groups. This valuable guide presents severalmodels and techniques for setting up and leading a number ofdifferent types of groups, explained with a distinct practitionerfocus.
As part of the Essentials of Mental Health Practiceseries, this book provides information mental healthprofessionals need to practice knowledgeably, efficiently, andethically in today's behavioral healthcare environment. Eachconcise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting keyconcepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, aswell as "Test Yourself" questions that help you gauge and reinforceyour grasp of the information covered.
Essentials of Group Therapy focuses on the practicalaspects of deciding when and for whom group therapy is effective,building groups for long- and short-term therapy, as well assupport and self-help groups, and managing the issues that canarise as groups develop. The authors provide examples of how tohandle leadership, training, and diversity, as well as ethical andlegal issues in an effective and compassionate manner.Essentials of Group Therapy provides an invaluable referencefor mental health students and professionals studying or working inany practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brabender, Virginia M.

Smolar, Andrew I.

Fallon, April E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Preface.
One: Introduction to Group Therapy.
Two: Theoretical Approaches to Group Psychotherapy.
Three: Building a Group.
Four: Therapeutic Factors.
Five: Group Leadership.
Six: Group Development.
Seven: Is Group Therapy an Effective Treatment?
Eight: Ethical, Legal, and Group Management Issues.
Nine: The Diversity Among Members in a Therapy Group.
Ten: Short-Term Group Therapy.
Eleven: Self-Help and Support Groups.
Twelve: Training Group Therapists for Current and FuturePractice.
References.
Annotated Bibliography.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Virginia A. Brabender, PhD, is an Associate Dean and Director ofthe Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at WidenerUniversity in Chester, Pennsylvania.
April E. Fallon, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology atthe Medical College of Pennsylvania and Drexel University inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.
Andrew I. Smolar, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.