Description
In our managed care era, group therapy, long the domain of traditional psychodynamically oriented therapists, has emerged as the best option for millions of Americans. However, the process can be frustratingly slow, and studies show that patients actually feel worse after months of group treatment than when they began. Can and should the group speed a person's progress? Now, in this must have book, marriage and family therapist Linda Metcalf persuasively argues that the collaborative nature of group therapy actually lends itself to time-limited treatment. She combines the best elements of group work and the popular solution focused brief therapy approach to create new opportunities for practitioners and patients alike.
Among the topics covered in this valuable guide are:
This unique resource also includes case examples and session transcripts to follow, together with reproducible forms that can be used as they are or tailored to a therapist's needs. Solution Focused Group Therapy is an up-to-the-minute, highly accessible resource for therapists of any orientation. Managed care companies in particular will welcome this model, which deals so effectively and economically with today's biggest problems, including eating disorders, chemical dependencies, grief, depression, anxiety, and sexual abuse.
Author: Linda Metcalf
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 10/26/2007
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9781416584643
ISBN10: 1416584641
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | Group
Among the topics covered in this valuable guide are:
- how to learn the model
- how to design a group and recruit members
- how to identify exceptions to a group member's self-destructive behaviors and thoughts
- how to help members focus on their successes rather than their failures
- how to keep the group solution focused when therapists or members fall back into old patterns
This unique resource also includes case examples and session transcripts to follow, together with reproducible forms that can be used as they are or tailored to a therapist's needs. Solution Focused Group Therapy is an up-to-the-minute, highly accessible resource for therapists of any orientation. Managed care companies in particular will welcome this model, which deals so effectively and economically with today's biggest problems, including eating disorders, chemical dependencies, grief, depression, anxiety, and sexual abuse.
Author: Linda Metcalf
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 10/26/2007
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9781416584643
ISBN10: 1416584641
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | Group
About the Author
Linda Metcalf, Ph.D., is a marriage and family therapist in private practice in Arlington, Texas. She works extensively with school systems as a consultant in Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Dr. Metcalf is the author of Counseling Toward Solutions and Parenting Toward Solutions.
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