ABSTRACT

Every clinician looks for the most effective interventions to apply in group therapy. 101 Interventions in Group Therapy gives practitioners exactly what they are looking for - effective interventions in a clear, simple, reader-friendly format. This comprehensive yet concise guide provides 101 short chapters written by 78 leading well-recognized practitioners explaining step-by-step exactly what to do to provide an effective intervention when something arises in group therapy. Each easy-to-learn intervention is profound in nature and has been shown effective in practice by the author of the chapter. Foreword by J. Scott Rutan.

chapter 1|4 pages

Who Owes You an Apology?

chapter 2|6 pages

The Group Therapist As Storyteller

chapter 4|6 pages

How Can You Not See My Pain?

chapter 8|6 pages

The Gambling Chair

chapter 13|6 pages

Using Dreams in Group Therapy

chapter 20|6 pages

Group As a Place to Practice New Behaviors

chapter 22|6 pages

Some Thoughts on Silence in Group Therapy

chapter 23|4 pages

“When Boundaries Breathe”

chapter 24|4 pages

You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks!

chapter 27|4 pages

The Masks We Wear

chapter 29|4 pages

Advice Giving

chapter 30|4 pages

Bridging As a Tool to Avoid Scapegoating

chapter 32|6 pages

The “I’s” Have It!

chapter 33|6 pages

Therapeutic Play Reading

chapter 42|6 pages

I Am Part of the Group Matrix

chapter 46|6 pages

Saying Goodbye: A Termination Ritual

chapter 47|6 pages

Norm Repair

chapter 48|4 pages

Using the Group Power for Interpretation

chapter 49|4 pages

The Values Auction

chapter 52|6 pages

Let’s Talk

chapter 56|4 pages

Family Member Association

chapter 65|8 pages

Trauma Therapy: An Integrative Approach

chapter 69|4 pages

Painting Verbal Images

chapter 70|6 pages

Awakening Social Consciousness

chapter 75|6 pages

What to Do When the Group Is Falling Apart

chapter 76|6 pages

A Difficult Session

chapter 78|6 pages

An Effective Precipice Toward Recovery

chapter 81|6 pages

Using Humor to Advance Group Work

chapter 83|6 pages

“Remember Be Here Now”

chapter 85|4 pages

En Mi Viejo San Juan (In My Old San Juan)

chapter 87|4 pages

Surfing an Unexpected Group’s Tide

chapter 88|6 pages

Mindfulness in Group Psychotherapy

chapter 89|4 pages

“Zoom"

chapter 93|6 pages

A Chair Is Not a Chair Is Not a Chair

chapter 96|8 pages

Trauma Therapy As a Community Enterprise

chapter 97|6 pages

Trouble to Resource

chapter 99|4 pages

The Fee: A Clinical Tool in Group Therapy

chapter 100|4 pages

Remembering When: Therapist As a Historian