Group interventions are designed to resolve present social and emotional problems, provide group members with opportunities to express their feelings and assisted in identifying their coping skills. The interdisciplinary team, includes a LCSW, psychiatrist and registered nurse, who provide psychotropic medication management and crisis intervention support. The average census of the group is 24 members and two…
PO was present and well engaged in the group activities, which included identifying the consequences of living in an unsafe environment, and how to obtain employment that is supportive of recovery. PO reported Opiates as his drug of choice, and the last use date was 03-11-2014. PO demonstrated his commitment to treatment by completing the Self-Evaluation Profile, and remaining engaged in the group discussion. Group treatment progress, appears to have positive response to treatment.…
According to Michelle Tucker and Tian Oei (2007), groups have the advantages of more cost effective treatment and the ability to work with a greater amount of people. Group work benefits clients through offering group support, experiencing group cohesion, and providing opportunities of usefulness, as members can participate as co-therapists to each other. With its cost-effectiveness and noted effectiveness in treatment outcomes for many sources of psychological needs, group counseling is can be an optimal choice for…
Recovery Centers that provide a combination of group therapy meeting along with variety of group activities have a better chance to improve the client’s behavior. It is imperative to introduce groups that may include: music, exercise, crafts, relaxation, and meditation. Theses groups have been designed to be used for mind-over-body techniques to calm, soothe and help eliminate withdrawal…
75 million Americans that are over the age of eighteen suffer from a mental disorder. That number is too large! In 2007, three out of every 100 Americans are treated for depression and that number has tripled since 1987. Only twenty percent of those people go to psychotherapy, and the other percent only get treated with medication. Medicine alone cannot help most people get better.…
Without considering both the process and content of the group, facilitators may miss important details that can help move the group forward in their growth as clients. For this reason, it is important that I recognize the role both play in the progression and success of group therapy so that I may be better able to serve my…
Group Process observations: I have noticed in the group process that no one has spoken up about the direction the group should move. We are still following the cues from the leaders instead of using them as facilitators. I do not feel the leaders have a clear goal in mind for the group, nor do I see effective co-facilitating. At this point in group, we seem to be doing individual therapy with an audience, as each therapist tries to draw out of each individual an emotion. Consequently, each therapist tries to reflect what they think they heard and try to understand the individual’s processes.…
Dual Relationships and Their Effects on Group Counseling with the Addicted Population The American Counseling Association (ACA) lays out a substantive and encompassing groundwork in terms of ethical guidelines for practicing counselors in their Code of Ethics. Many areas are addressed, including confidentiality, personal values, issues related to diversity and multicultural competence, just to name a few. As a future counselor, who is himself in recovery from addiction, one of the ethical standards that is very poignant and relevant when working with clients who have substance abuse disorders, is the area of dual relationships.…
Group therapy provides the support just as an extended family would. Lewis, T. F. (2014). Substance abuse and addiction treatment: Practical application of counseling theory. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN: 9780132542654.…
Psychoeducational groups help people who would like to improve their ability to cope with problems. The goal of group therapy is to helps people learn about themselves, coping skills and improve their interpersonal…
Group Counseling Final Group counseling is a different dynamic to counseling that can be very beneficial for clients to participate in. There are a variety of different types of groups, such as psychoeducational, counseling, task, and psychotherapy. Regardless of what type of group it is, all consist of four stages: the initial, transition, working, and termination stages. Each of these different stages contain distinct characteristics of facilitators and members that set them apart from one another.…
One theme that emerged regarding the group therapy was the participants felt that they were not alone in…
Groups are an effective way for counselors to reach out and serve multiple people at one time effectively. It is an effective way for individuals to learn new skills and obtain information, find support from others, and learn from others who are going through similar experiences. It is important for members of a group to share a common goal. If not all members are working toward a common goal and it will be difficult to meet the needs of all group members. It is also important to consider if what someone is working on is more personal and private.…
This allows the group therapy process to become full circle , information is provided regarding the student’s progress or lack thereof so that certain skills can be…
Social Work with Groups course is giving me more insight to the other courses that I have taken previously and some of those that I am currently rolled in such as Social Work with Families and Community Development. After reading the textbook and the discussions in class, the theories of group counseling, viewing groups through multicultural lens, leadership qualities and functions, co-facilitator and group development stood out for me and broaden my perception into Social Work as a profession. The first thing that caught my attention this time is that, theories of counseling are also applicable to group counseling. I learned about the theories in my social work practice class last year. This show how important the theories are to me as an emerging social worker.…