Description
Book SynopsisIntroduces mental health providers to focused brief group therapy, and shows how how it can help reduce a patient's distress from loneliness and disconnection. Blending the art and science of therapy, this semi-structured model enables therapists to improve their client's existing interpersonal relationships, or develop new ones.
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Overview and Rationale
I. THE MODEL
1. Theoretical Underpinnings
2. Focused Brief Group Therapy Structure, Parameters, and Mechanisms of Change
3. Interpersonal Scale Descriptions
4. Leadership Attitudes, Foci, and Skills
II. THE MODEL IN PRACTICE
5. Preparing for Focused Brief Group Therapy: Referrals and Assessment Integration
6.
Therapy,
Pregroup Preparation, and
Screening: The Importance of the TPS Session
7. Leading the First Two Sessions
8. Leading the Middle and Later Sessions
9. Making Sense of Client Change: Triangulation of Data
10. Debriefing as an Essential Bookend
11. Research and Future Directions
References
Index
About the Author
