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Planned group counseling : an alternative group method for reluctant chemically dependent and psychiatric patients / Anthony N. Biancoviso, Wandajune Bishop-Towle, Jairo N. Fuertes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Biancoviso, Anthony N.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mental health counseling--Methodology.
- Mental health counseling.
- Drug abuse counseling--Methodology.
- Drug abuse counseling.
- Group counseling--Methodology.
- Group counseling.
- Mentally ill--Rehabilitation.
- Mentally ill.
- Drug addicts--Rehabilitation.
- Drug addicts.
- Patient compliance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer Pub., c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book presents a detailed description of a new group method called Planned Group Counseling (PGC). This method was created to cope with the very reluctant behaviors found in chemically dependent and psychiatric patients: lateness, irregular attendance, premature termination, and non-compliance with therapeutic directives. The book provides the readers with a step-by-step guide for implementing PGC, including plans and psychological exercises that are designed to further develop intra-and interpersonal skills. Detailed descriptions of interventions are also included to help the group leader
- Contents:
- Contents; Chapter 1 History and Overview; Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework; Chapter 3 The PGC Leadership Approach; Chapter 4 PGC Group Process; Chapter 5 Preparing for a PGC Session; Chapter 6 Detailed Description and Replicable Example of PGC; Chapter 7 Responding to Noncompliant Behavior, Suicidal and Homicidal Thoughts and Threats, and Requests for the Leader's Self-Disclosure; Chapter 8 PGC Plans; Chapter 9 Using PGC in Psychiatric Settings; Chapter 10 Using PGC in Educational Settings; Epilogue; References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-81131-9
- 9786611811310
- 0-8261-2256-6
- OCLC:
- 608583662
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