ABSTRACT

This newly revised and expanded second edition of 101 Interventions in Group Therapy offers practitioners exactly what they are looking for: effective interventions in a clear and reader-friendly format. This comprehensive guide provides 101 short chapters by leading practitioners explaining step-by-step exactly what to do to when challenging situations arise in group therapy. Featuring a wide selection of all new interventions with an added focus on working with diverse populations, this comprehensive volume is an invaluable resource for both early career practitioners as well as seasoned group leaders looking to expand their collection of therapeutic tools.

chapter Chapter 1|3 pages

On Second Thought

Demonstrating Different Levels of Perception

chapter Chapter 2|4 pages

Collateral Damage

chapter Chapter 4|3 pages

A Culture of Nice in a Women's Group

It's Nice to be Nice

chapter Chapter 6|3 pages

The Use of Primal Scream to Facilitate Release in the African-American Male

Pain Demands to be Heard

chapter Chapter 8|3 pages

Who Owes You an Apology?

chapter Chapter 9|4 pages

Not Just Talk

A Group Therapy Model Integrating Action Theory and Techniques

chapter Chapter 10|3 pages

Anger

A Historical Account and an Ah Ha Moment

chapter Chapter 11|3 pages

Battling the Alien

Working Through Self-Hatred in Group Therapy

chapter Chapter 12|4 pages

A Ritual for Termination

chapter Chapter 13|3 pages

Setting Group Culture Development in Motion

chapter Chapter 14|3 pages

Only the Lonely

Trauma and Group Identity

chapter Chapter 16|4 pages

Sparking Connection

Increasing Awareness, Engagement and Relatedness

chapter Chapter 17|4 pages

Intercultural Group Therapy

Global Nomads, Expats and Lovepats

chapter Chapter 18|3 pages

Back to the Future

Attending to Detrimental Family Loyalties

chapter Chapter 19|3 pages

The Undecided

Helping Clients Make Decisions

chapter Chapter 21|3 pages

Attuning to Micro-Expressions in Group

A Relational Technique

chapter Chapter 22|3 pages

The Group Therapist in the Making

chapter Chapter 23|3 pages

Grounding

Coming Into the “Here and Now” by Using Our Bodily Sensations

chapter Chapter 27|4 pages

Mindfulness Practice

Interventions for Working with Young Children in Groups

chapter Chapter 28|4 pages

A Relaxed Approach to Treating Phobia

chapter Chapter 29|4 pages

Building a Pathway to Success

chapter Chapter 30|4 pages

Urge and Creativity in the Group Matrix

Applying Art Therapy within Group Therapy

chapter Chapter 32|4 pages

From Time to Time

chapter Chapter 36|4 pages

Transforming Failures Into Honey

chapter Chapter 37|3 pages

Humility in the Face of a Mistake

chapter Chapter 39|3 pages

Letting Go of the Myth of Closure

One Practitioner's View

chapter Chapter 40|3 pages

The Shielded Name Tent

chapter Chapter 44|3 pages

Who's Responsible?

Accepting and Integrating One is Not Always the Victim

chapter Chapter 45|3 pages

Hot Air Balloon

chapter Chapter 47|3 pages

The Evolution of Gay Group Therapy

chapter Chapter 48|3 pages

Group Therapy for Therapists

chapter Chapter 49|4 pages

Refilling and Repairing Your Glass

Insightful Exercise for Dually Diagnosed Clients

chapter Chapter 51|3 pages

Fireball

chapter Chapter 52|4 pages

A Chair is Not a Chair is Not a Chair

chapter Chapter 53|3 pages

The Masks We Wear

chapter Chapter 55|4 pages

“Am I My Mother's Daughter?”

Eliciting Self-Awareness in the Transmission of Gender Roles Through Family Role Models

chapter Chapter 56|4 pages

Living With Dying

How to Keep the Group Alive When the Members Are Dying

chapter Chapter 57|3 pages

Bringing a New Member Into Group

Marking a New Place in the Cycle

chapter Chapter 58|3 pages

The Crystal and the Stone

Use of Transitional Objects in Groups

chapter Chapter 59|3 pages

You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks!

chapter Chapter 60|4 pages

Using Dreams in Group Therapy

chapter Chapter 61|4 pages

The Group Therapist as Storyteller

chapter Chapter 63|4 pages

“What's So Funny?”

The Group Leader's Use of Humor in Adolescent Groups

chapter Chapter 65|4 pages

Group as a Place to Practice New Behaviors

chapter Chapter 66|4 pages

Counterresistance

Its Manifestation and Impact on Group Intervention and Management

chapter Chapter 67|3 pages

“When Boundaries Breathe”

chapter Chapter 68|3 pages

“What Do You Mean I Should Tell Her What I Think About Her?”

Psychoeducation About Interpersonal Processes

chapter Chapter 69|3 pages

Advice Giving

chapter Chapter 70|4 pages

Bridging as a Tool to Avoid Scapegoating

chapter Chapter 71|4 pages

The “I's” Have It!

chapter Chapter 72|4 pages

Women's Empowerment Group Using Art Therapy

chapter Chapter 73|5 pages

From Silence to Frenzy

Resistance in the Face of Shame

chapter Chapter 74|4 pages

“After the Group Has Ended”

Imagery to Vivify Termination

chapter Chapter 76|4 pages

I Am Part of the Group Matrix

chapter Chapter 77|4 pages

To Err is Human

Turning Our Mistakes Into Useful Interventions

chapter Chapter 79|4 pages

Norm Repair

chapter Chapter 80|5 pages

Alchemy and Transformation

The Disturber in Group

chapter Chapter 81|3 pages

Family Member Association

chapter Chapter 85|3 pages

Unexpected Consequences

Maintaining the Boundaries in a Therapy Group for Older Adults

chapter Chapter 87|5 pages

An Angry Outburst

Responding to Aggression

chapter Chapter 88|4 pages

A Difficult Session

chapter Chapter 89|2 pages

The Nine Basic Steps for a Successful Group

chapter Chapter 93|3 pages

Directed Eye Contact

Nonverbal Communication as a Group Strengthening Tool

chapter Chapter 94|4 pages

“ReMember Be Here Now”

chapter Chapter 95|4 pages

Changing Chairs

Experiential Exercise for Exploration of Interpersonal Boundaries

chapter Chapter 96|3 pages

Surfing an Unexpected Group's Tide

chapter Chapter 97|4 pages

Mindfulness in Group Therapy

chapter Chapter 98|6 pages

Trauma Therapy as a Community Enterprise

chapter Chapter 100|3 pages

The Fee

A Clinical Tool in Group Therapy