Group psychotherapy

We chose to focus our study using a Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) as our theoretical framework. Cognitive behavioral therapy was developed in the 1960’s by Aaron Beck and combines cognitive and behavioral therapies. In CBT, an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behavior are all interrelated. CBT helps an individual build a set of skills to be aware of their thoughts and emotions. An individual will learn to how recognize a situation, thought or behavior that may be influencing their…

Both of these studies used traditional behavior therapy with a group and computer-based behavior therapy with another group. Both studies found that there was very little difference in the groups who did the computer-based therapy compared to those who did not (Bickel, Marsch, Buchhalter, & Badger, 2008). I believe this because behavior therapy has guidelines to go by and individuals…

understand why group therapy is the most widely used approach in substance abuse treatment, I had to conclude some reasons why this is so. What are the benefits of group therapy I asked myself? I found some interesting answers I would like to share. In the book called “Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (1),” written by Irvin D. Yalom, he outlines 11 specific key therapeutic principles that have been derived from self-reports from individuals who have been involved in the group therapy…

communication such as email, texting, videoconferencing, and social media. One surprising element was that the Groshong and Phillips, 2015, stated is that “the majority of states currently have no regulations about videoconferencing to conduct psychotherapy within the state in which the LCSW is licensed. Almost all social work boards are reviewing the issue. The military does allow videoconferencing in any state if an LCSW is licensed in one state. This may be the wave of the future.”…

Disorganized Schizophrenia By: Melissa Trimble CLTCC 1. Definition: o This mental illness is chronic and has the individual experiencing extreme fluctuations of the thought process, showing symptoms of seeing things that are not there and behavior that has no reasoning or purpose. 2. Possible Causes/Risk Factors: o No one is sure of the cause, but there are theories of the cause behind this illness, one being a brain dysfunction caused by environmental or genetic factors. o…

Experienced Clinician Group therapy is an excellent, cost-effective method where people work to bring about beneficial changes in their life. With this in mind, therapists must learn special skills to be able to effectively lead these groups. Hendry & Oliver (2012) stated that “peer observation is the process of colleagues observing others in their teaching, with the overall aim of improving teaching practice” (p. 1). For the new trainee the thought of psychotherapy whether in a group setting…

History of Group Work Group work is a wide-ranging training implementing the presentation of awareness and ability in operating a group to support an inter-reliant group of people to accomplish their shared objectives, which may be social, interpersonal, or related to the occupation. The history of group work began in the early 1900’s. There were many theorists who contributed to the evolution of group work. A few will be mentioned from the 1900s and a couple will be mentioned that have recently…

Because incidents of aggression historically have been underreported, this provides an identifiable barrier to accessing and providing services. Social workers have ground to cover in closing the gaps with this population. While psychotherapy as a direct practice approach is necessary, collaboration with policy and law makers is equally important. As researchers continue to identify key elements prohibiting veterans from accessing the well-established programs, this yields important…

Group identification For one to experience benefits from group membership individuals must experience group identification, which is characterised as a sense of: psychological connection, emotional attachment and shared experience with fellow in-group members (Tajel & Tuner, 1986, McCauley, 2001). This principle is drawn from the social identity theory by Tajfel (1979) who states that group membership presents us with a sense of social identify and belonging, we tend to provide support to…

CBT, negative thoughts and emotions are the result of faulty or illogical feelings and perceptions (Clevenger, 2014). There is voluminous research that supports the efficacy of CBT for many different issues with a wide range of diagnoses and age groups (Clevenger,2014). Anxiety, substance abuse, and obsessive compulsive disorder are among some of the therapies treated with CBT. A meta-analyses found that the use of CBT was effective for generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder,…