Introduction to group therapy / Virginia Brabender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brabender, Virginia.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy, Group.

Medical Subjects:

Psychotherapy, Group.

Physical Description:

xix, 525 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Group therapy

Place of Publication:

New York : Wiley, [2002]

Summary:

In this up-to-date text, Dr. Virginia Brabender provides balanced coverage of the major treatment approaches and provides a solid background of both why and how effective group therapy is practiced. Writing in a conversational style augmented with many instructive case studies, she covers the key aspects of group therapy, from group planning to termination, and all points in between. Providing a balance of theory, contemporary applications, and personal insight, Dr. Brabender explores four major treatment approaches -- interpersonal, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and problem-solving -- and weighs their various advantages and disadvantages in treating a range of problems in a variety of settings.

Contents:

Effectiveness of Group Therapy 7

Efficiency of Group Therapy 9

Value of Group Therapy: Perceived and Actual 10

Chapter 2 Goals of Group Therapy 15

Target Areas of Change 16

Interpersonal Change 17

Intrapsychic Change 18

Skill Acquisition 20

Symptom Relief 21

Beyond the Four Target Areas of Change 23

Selection of Appropriate Goals for a Therapy Group 24

Member Variables 27

Temporal Factors 34

The Therapist 36

Broader Therapeutic Context 37

Section 2 Change Processes 39

Chapter 3 Development of the Group 41

Basic Developmental Concepts 41

Boundaries of the Group 43

Concept of Subgrouping 44

Movement toward Integration 45

Importance of Considering Group Development 46

Stages of Group Development 50

Final Considerations on Developmental Stages 73

Chapter 4 Mechanisms of Change 77

Types of Mechanisms 79

Interpersonal Mechanisms 79

Group-Level Mechanisms 93

Intrapersonal Factors 103

Use of the Mechanisms of Change 112

Group Goals and the Group Model 112

Tenure and Developmental Status of the Group 113

Characteristics of Members 113

Section 3 Elements of Group Therapy 117

Chapter 5 The Role of the Therapist 119

Executive Function 121

Group Design, Context Cultivation, and Member Recruitment 121

Screening and Preparation of Members 123

Maintaining the Frame of the Group 124

Directive Activities within the Sessions 127

Evaluation of the Executive Function 139

Caring 140

Meaning Attribution 145

Selection of a Meaning System 147

Types of Interventions 148

Emotional Stimulation 152

Orchestration of the Four Leadership Functions 155

Chapter 6 Advanced Leadership Issues 159

The Structure of Leadership 159

Cotherapy 160

Solo Therapy 164

Theoretical Considerations in Implementing a Leadership Format 167

The Group Therapist's Reactions 171

Transparency 173

Factors Affecting Reactions to the Therapist's Self-Disclosures 174

The Uses of Self-Disclosure 176

Chapter 7 Supporting Features of the Group Design 181

Structural Features of the Group 181

The Size of the Group 182

Temporal Features 183

The Spatial Features of the Group 188

Building the Group Contract: The Rules of the Group 190

Attendance and Promptness 191

Socialization Outside of the Group 192

Eating and Other Oral Activities in the Group 195

Terminating from the Group 195

Payment for the Group 196

The Structural of Payment 197

Handling of Payment During Sessions 200

Chapter 8 Composition, Selection, and Preparation 203

Composition of the Group 203

Selection of Individual Members 210

Selection Criteria 210

Methods of Evaluation 214

Preparation 221

Preparing the Member 221

Elements of Preparation 222

Research Findings on Preparation 227

Practical Considerations 229

Preparing the Group 230

Chapter 9 The Ethical Practice of Group Therapy 239

Ethical Codes and the Law 239

Model for Ethical Decision Making 243

Ethical Issues 249

Competence 249

Informed Consent 253

Privacy: Confidentiality and Privileged Communication 259

Evaluation of Progress and Termination 269

Technology and Group Therapy 271

Section 4 Models of Group Therapy 275

Chapter 10 Interpersonal Model 277

Goals of the Interpersonal Approach 279

Contributions of Sullivan 279

Change Processes 283

The Importance of Focusing on the Here-and-Now 283

Techniques for Activating the Here-and-Now 285

Mass Group Process Commentary 295

Other Therapeutic Factors 297

Therapist Disclosure 298

Interpersonal Vignette 299

The Session 300

Short-Term Applications 306

Other Short-Term Applications 310

Research Support for the Interpersonal Approach 314

Theoretical Postulate of the Interpersonal Approach 315

Effectiveness of the Interpersonal Approach 315

Chapter 11 Psychodynamic Group Therapy: An Object-Relations Approach 321

Goals of the Object-Relations Approach 323

Conceptual Foundations 323

Change Processes 336

Holding Environment 336

Transference 337

Countertransference 343

Psychodynamic/Object-Relations Vignette 347

The Members 347

The Session 348

Short-Term Applications 355

Research Support 359

Chapter 12 The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach 365

Conceptual Foundations 368

Interventions and Techniques 372

The Patient-Therapist Relationship 372

Temporal Factors 374

Structure of the Sessions 375

The Use of the Group in Group CBT 386

Clinical Illustration 388

Comment on the Session 394

Research Support 395

The Use of Group CBT Treating Depression 395

Symptoms Other Than Depression 397

Chapter 13 Interpersonal Problem Solving 401

Goals and Conceptual Foundation 403

Why Group Therapy? 407

Change Processes 408

The Role of the Leader 408

The Structure of Treatment 409

Clinical Vignette 421

Comment on the Session 428

Research Support 430

Theoretical Postulate of the Problem-Solving Approach 430

Effectiveness of the Problem-Solving Approach 431

Section 5 Group Therapy with Other Modalities 437

Chapter 14 The Use of Multiple Modalities 439

Group Therapy and Individual Therapy 439

Conjoint Therapy 441

Combined Therapy 444

Group Therapy and Psychopharmacology 451

Other Multiple Treatments 453

Chapter 15 Effective Group Therapy 459.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-495) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0471378895

9780471378891

OCLC:

50079631