Essentials of group therapy / Virginia A. Brabender, April E. Fallon, Andrew I. Smolar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brabender, Virginia.

Contributor:

Fallon, April.

Smolar, Andrew I.

Series:

Essentials of mental health practice series.

Essentials of mental health practice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The ideal resource for setting up and working with therapy groups Group therapy is an increasingly popular treatment modality for a variety of disorders and client populations. Essentials of Group Therapy provides both professionals and students with a clear overview of the group therapy process, its history and development, and the critical skills required for working effectively with groups. This valuable guide presents several models and techniques for setting up and leading a number of different types of groups, explained with a distinct practitioner focus. As part of the

Contents:

Essentials of Group Therapy; Dedication; Acknowledgments; CONTENTS; Series Preface; One Introduction to Group Therapy; Two Theoretical Approaches to Group Psychotherapy; Three Building a Group; Four Therapeutic Factors; Five Group Leadership; Six Group Development; Seven Is Group Therapy an Effective Treatment?; Eight Ethical, Legal, and Group Management Issues; Nine The Diversity Among Members in a Therapy Group; Ten Short-Term Group Therapy; Eleven Self-Help and Support Groups; Twelve Training Group Therapists for Current and Future Practice; References; Annotated Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references p. 293-315) and index.

ISBN:

9786610346059

9781280346057

1280346051

9780471671572

0471671576

OCLC:

614841515