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The theory and practice of group psychotherapy
01 Jan 1970-
TL;DR: Yalom as mentioned in this paper described the course of therapy from both the patient's and the therapist's viewpoint in Encounter Groups: First Facts (1973) and Every Day gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy (1974).
Abstract: This book first appeared in 1970 and has gone into two further editions, one in 1975 and this one in 1985. Yalom is also the author of Existential Psychotherapy (1980), In-patient Group Psychotherapy (1983), the co-author with Lieberman of Encounter Groups: First Facts (1973) and with Elkin of Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy (1974) (which recounts the course of therapy from the patient's and the therapist's viewpoint). The present book is the central work of the set and seems to me the most substantial. It is also one of the most readable of his works because of its straightforward style and the liberal use of clinical examples.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the roles of group counseling educators and propose a training model to protect privacy and evaluate competencies in group counseling education, and propose an ethical framework to do so.
Abstract: Group counseling educators are caught in an ethical bind between protecting privacy and evaluating competencies. This article examines these roles and proposes a training model.
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TL;DR: In this paper, four types of sociometric processes for cultivating connections between group members are discussed: spectrogram, step-in sociometry, locograms, and floor checks.
Abstract: Traumatic loss, complicated grief, and addiction can be difficult and complicated clinical issues. Many clients share their losses, self-blame or feelings of being stuck in their grief. However, verbal processing is not always adequate to stimulate change. Experiential sociometry provides refined tools for promoting strength-based connections between group members around their experiences of loss. The surplus reality of psychodrama offers unique opportunities to renegotiate the relationship to a deceased loved-one and offer the possibility of closure through role reversal. This article outlines four types of sociometric processes for cultivating connections between group members – the spectrogram, step-in sociometry, locograms, and floor checks. These experiential sociometry tools can be used independently as group processes or as a structured warm-up to a psychodrama enactment. A scene from a psychodramatic vignette is offered depicting a case study of a client working through complicated grief in an addictions group psychotherapy context. Sociometric and psychodramatic theoretical considerations are presented in the context of short practice depictions presented throughout this article. Psychodramatic letter writing is also introduced as an alternative for time limited groups or clinicians without extensive psychodrama training.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated support groups among divorced people and found that participants benefited psychologically from participating in the group, meeting people with the same thoughts and feelings, and increased insight of themselves and others.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate support groups among divorced people. Eleven females and seven males participated in three groups. The participants were interviewed, and some themes were considered. Among these were what it had meant for the subjects to participate in a group, what were the most important functions of the group, and if the participants had benefited psychologically from participating in the group. Four therapeutic factors seemed to be of particular importance. First, meeting people with the same thoughts and feelings, and increased insight of themselves and others. Further, feeling accepted and supported, and expressing difficult feelings were important factors. Group participation increased the subjects' well-being, for example, they felt more normal and less depressed.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a solution-focused program for a couples' group and to test its effectiveness was developed and a single-case research design was used with a multiple baseline assessment strategy across subjects.
Abstract: Solution-focused therapy has been used with individuals, couples, and groups of individuals, but a search of the relevant literature revealed no information on its use with couples' groups—clinical or nonclinical. The purpose of this study was to develop a solution-focused program for a couples' group and to test its effectiveness. A single-case research design was used with a multiple baseline assessment strategy across subjects. Participants' improvement on measures of marital satisfaction and specific goal achievement was considered in evaluating effectiveness. Investigators inspected the data visually in order to detect individual differences and variation as well as trends and overall patterns of scores over time. Five couples completed the program. Marital satisfaction was measured using the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS; Busby, Christensen, Crane, & Larson, 1995) and the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMS; Schumm, Jurich, & Bollman, 1990). On both measures, seven of the ten par...
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TL;DR: The role and skills of the group worker are identified and illustrated through the use of case examples, and challenges associated with working with groups for bereaved individuals also are discussed.
Abstract: Group work has been underused as an intervention with grieving clients. This is despite the fact that group membership offers bereaved individuals a number of unique advantages. In this article, the use of group work with bereaved individuals is examined, based on current theory and research. The role and skills of the group worker are identified and illustrated through the use of case examples. Challenges associated with working with groups for bereaved individuals also are discussed.
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