The theory and practice of group psychotherapy
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...Cohesion has been posited as one of the most essential elements in group therapy (Joyce et al,, 2007; Yalom & Leszcz, 2005)....
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...: the group size was limited to 8–10 participants. The chat groups met weekly at fixed times for 90 min. Groups were organized as open groups, i.e., a new patient was included as soon as a participant left. As the project’s name ‘Internet Bridge’ suggests, the idea was to use the Internet as a bridge between the protected environment of a hospital and the open real world situation (with or without further outpatient care). Accordingly, the program duration was set to 12–15 weeks, because the partners were of the opinion that this provides sufficient time to find out whether one can manage the readjustment alone or needs further professional help.The patients did not necessarily know each other, but shared the same therapeutic experience in the Panorama Hospital. This established some proximity between the group members, which is considered important for group cohesion [...
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...Drawing on the work of Clemmont Vontress (1986, 1988) and Irvin Yalom (1985), Miville et al. (1999) argue that an effective orientation toward diversity “reflects an attitude of awareness and acceptance of both the similarities and differences among people” (p. 291)....
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