Utilize methods for
enriching psychotherapy groups by therapeutically handing clinical dilemmas including: monopolizing, scapegoating, absenteeism, conflict in group and challenges to the group leader.
The aspects of
group therapy which will be discussed include: 1) Forming a therapy
group and setting norms for the
group 2) Developing
group cohesion to increase therapeutic benefits (Mahon & Leszcz, 2017)-RRB- 3) Selection and preparation of clients to participate in
group psychotherapy 4) Strategies for effectively handling clinical challenges in
groups such as conflict, absenteeism, and monopolizing 5) Therapeutically handling diversity issues as they emerge in
group psychotherapy (Stevens & Abernethy (2017) 6) Discussion of therapeutic factors in therapy
groups and methods for using these factors to increase the benefits of therapy
groups and
enrich the
group experience for participants.
Practices and exercises to cultivate self - acceptance and self - compassion will be taught in this course, as a way to
enrich the therapeutic process among
group members and enhance the therapeutic benefits of
psychotherapy.