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A GUIDE TO STARTING PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUPS
A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups

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Edited By
John Price, Private Practice, Kanasa City, Missouri, U.S.A.
David Hescheles, Private Practice, Oakdale, New York, U.S.A.
A. Price

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Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional,

Description
How does a therapist go about starting a psychotherapy group? In this practical guide the reader finds the elements, both attitudinal and procedural, needed for starting a therapy group. The processes of obtaining referrals, selecting clients, orienting and educating clients, and preparing clients for psychotherapy are covered in clear step-by-step procedures. Tables and charts are provided for the necessary record keeping. The initial chapters detail the important stages leading up to the first therapy session. Eminent group therapists present special chapters on various therapeutic approaches. The topics of terminating groups and the role of the therapist close this pragmatic guide to therapy groups.A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups assists psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, nurse clinicians, pastoral counselors, school and college counselors and other trained therapists in the process of forming and maintaining groups.

Audience
Psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, nurse clinicians, pastoral counselors, school psychologists, college counselors, and other credentialed therapists.

Contents
J.R. Price, D.R. Hescheles, and A.R. Price, Introduction and Definitions.J.R. Price and A.R. Price, Attitudes and Expectations. J.R. Price and A.R. Price, Referrals to Group.J.R. Price, D.R. Hescheles, and A.R. Price, Selecting Clients for Group Psychotherapy.J.R. Price and D.R. Hescheles, Orienting and Educating Clients.L. Hoffman, Preparing the Patient for Group Psychotherapy.J.R. Price and A.R. Price, Record Keeping.J.R. Price and D.R. Hescheles, The Group or Client's First Session.E. Shapiro, Cotherapy.E. Shapiro, Special Groups.J.S. Rutan and A. Alonso, Reprise: Some Guidelines for Group Therapists.A. Fuhriman and G.M. Burlingame, Does Group Psychotherapy Work?S.D. Rose, Group Therapy: a Cognitive-Behavioral Approach.J.S. Rutan and W.N. Stone, Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy.J. Gladfelter, Redecision Therapy.J.J. O'Hearne, Transactional Analysis in Groups.J.S. Rutan, Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy.J.R. Price and D.R. Hescheles, Termination.J.R. Price and D.R. Hescheles, Your Role as Therapist. Appendixes: A: Helpful Names and Addresses. B: J.R. Price, Introduction to Group Psychotherapy. C: American Group Psychotherapy Association, Inc., A Consumer's Guide to Group Psychotherapy. D: Psychotherapy Finances, Glossary of Acronyms and Managed Care Terms. E: Suggested Reading--A Beginning. Index.

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 198 pages, publication date: AUG-1999
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-564745-8
ISBN-10: 0-12-564745-X
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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