ABSTRACT

Following in the footsteps of the successful first edition, The Group Therapist’s Notebook, Second Edition offers an all new collection of innovative ideas and proven interventions that will enhance any group therapy practice. Seasoned and up-and-coming experts provide field-tested activities, easy to reproduce handouts, and practical homework assignments for a variety of problems and population types. Each chapter is solidly grounded with a theoretical foundation and includes materials to gather for implementing the intervention, detailed instructions for use, suggestions for follow-up in successive meetings, contraindications for use, and resources for the client and therapist. With an added emphasis on instruction, real-world examples, and extension activities, this new resource will be a valuable asset for both beginning and established mental health practitioners, including counselor educators, social workers, marriage and family therapists, guidance counselors, prevention educators, peer support specialists, and other group facilitators.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

section I|25 pages

Getting Started

section II|39 pages

Interventions for all Groups

chapter 4|5 pages

What Color Is Your Candy?

chapter 5|5 pages

Building a Foundation

chapter 7|4 pages

Links of Resilience

chapter 9|6 pages

Emotional Energy and Self-Awareness

An Experiential Activity

section III|33 pages

Interventions for Population-Specific Groups

chapter 11|9 pages

Musical Emotions

Incorporating Popular Music into a Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group

chapter 12|8 pages

“My Arms Are Tired”

The Effects of Substance Use Disorders on Family Systems

chapter 14|5 pages

Externalizing the Process of Disclosure

The Use of Narrative Family Therapy when Working with LGBTQ Groups

section IV|38 pages

Interventions for Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Groups

chapter 16|7 pages

The Hero’s Journey

Using Narrative in Group Therapy

chapter 18|8 pages

Making a “Choice”

Using Family Sculpting in Family Separation Groups

chapter 19|12 pages

Synching the Support System

Young Adult Siblings of Individuals with Special Needs

section V|27 pages

Interventions for Family and Couple Groups

chapter 21|7 pages

Parenting Group Handout

My Life as a Child and My Life as a Parent

chapter 22|7 pages

The Pitfalls of Communication

Family/Couple Minefield

section VI|71 pages

Multiple Session Groups

chapter 25|19 pages

All You Need Is Love?

Relationship Group Interventions

chapter 26|11 pages

It’s So Much More than Lunch

Support Groups for Individuals with Early Stage Dementia and Their Caregivers

chapter 27|14 pages

Grief and Loss

Activities and Handouts to Help with Healing through Group Therapy

section VII|17 pages

Termination and Wrap-Up

chapter 28|9 pages

Termination in Group Therapy

The Neglected Stage

chapter 29|6 pages

The Envelope Closure