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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828234103321

Autore

Brabender Virginia

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2004

ISBN

1-280-34605-1

9786610346059

0-471-67157-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

Essentials of mental health practice series

Altri autori (Persone)

FallonApril

SmolarAndrew I

Disciplina

616.89/152

Soggetti

Group psychotherapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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