A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups
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A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups

  1. 198 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups

About this book

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

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Yes, you can access A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups by John R. Price,David R. Hescheles,A. Rae Price in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Clinical Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
1999
Print ISBN
9780125647458
eBook ISBN
9780080507705
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Clinical Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Chapter 1. Introduction and Definitions
  6. Chapter 2. Attitudes and Expectations
  7. Chapter 3. Referrals to Group
  8. Chapter 4. Selecting Clients for Group Psychotherapy
  9. Chapter 5. Orienting and Educating Clients
  10. Chapter 6. Preparing the Patient for Group Psychotherapy
  11. Chapter 7. Record Keeping
  12. Chapter 8. The Group or Client's First Session
  13. Chapter 9. Cotherapy
  14. Chapter 10. Special Groups
  15. Chapter 11. Reprise: Some Guidelines for Group Therapists
  16. Chapter 12. Does Group Psychotherapy Work?
  17. Chapter 13. Group Therapy: a Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
  18. Chapter 14. Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy
  19. Chapter 15. Redecision Therapy
  20. Chapter 16. Transactional Analysis in Groups
  21. Chapter 17. Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy
  22. Chapter 18. Termination
  23. Chapter 19. Your Role as Therapist
  24. Appendixes:
  25. Index