Group Therapy

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Group Therapy

• Intro to Theories of Therapy

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Advantages of group

• Input from peers
• Multiple feedback
• Efficient use of therapists time clients
• Observational learning

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Group concepts

• Social microcosm
• Group cohesiveness
• Closed/open group

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Interpersonal Sequence

• Pathology display
• Appreciate the impact of that behavior on
• Clients gradually change by risking new ways of
  being with others

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Therapist responsible for

• Creation and maintenance of group
• Culture building
• Activation and illumination of the here-and-now

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Stages of group development

• Stage one orientation
• Stage two
• Stage three