Group Characteristics and Interactions The name of the group attended was Hope House for women. The group therapy session was held on Wednesday‚ October 16‚ 2013. The group consisted of 10 members and the person that was leading the session. The majority of women that attended the group were young females‚ most of which were young mothers. There were several older women there as well. Most of the member’s behavior were happy to be there‚ a few didn’t seem as happy. The leader goofed off with
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2013 @ 1143 hrs Group Meeting #1: Norms & Purpose Our therapy groups were assigned today shortly after the viewing of a film in class. My fellow group members consisted of Bryant‚ Earl‚ Stephan and Tracy‚ and our group was designated with the concept of reality therapy. Our group had several tasks to complete prior to class dismissal. The list of things to complete included: appointing a group facilitator‚ developing the group purpose and a minimum of 3 norms for the group‚ setting-up a schedule
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| Confidentiality in Group therapy | | ------------------------------------------------- Over the past several decades the advancement of group modalities in the mental health profession‚ has brought about several potentially challenging ethical and legal scenarios that pertain specifically to confidentiality‚ privileged communication and privacy in group work. The inherent power of therapeutic groups to bring about personal change for members has seen increasing recognition in recent
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observe in the speech therapy room. The speech room was a separate classroom that the kids would get pulled out of class to come to in order to receive therapy. During the hour that I observed the speech language pathologist‚ or SLP‚ saw a total of 5 kids; she had three kids in the first group and two kids in the second. It is a rather small school‚ so Mrs. Ferris‚ the SLP‚ is the only speech language pathologist working in that particular elementary school. In group therapy sessions‚ the SLP cannot
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that individual and group therapy have similarities and differences‚ as well as benefits and limitations. Individual therapy can be described as an effective collaborative between the therapist and the client. During this process the therapist assists the client in identifying problems and setting goals‚ as well as exploring feelings and working through all possible challenges that might occur throughout the course of the intervention. On the other hand‚ even though group therapy is also considered
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work together to develop some life and coping skills designed to deal with issues specific to you life. Another one of the important treatment options we provide is group counseling. In group therapy‚ each patient gets the opportunity to learn more about the dangers of addiction and the possibility of recovery. It’s during these group sessions that many of our patients are able to start building a support system that can help them avoid relapses on the outside. From time to time‚ we discover that
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Art therapy is a clinical mental/emotional health expressive therapy. It is a highly suggestive method of communicating feelings‚ thoughts‚ and needs. Expressive therapies can be more powerful than verbal therapy alone. This is especially true concerning feelings that render an individual more vulnerable. Overview of Art Therapy: "Art therapy is a mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical‚ mental and emotional well-being of individuals
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Thus far‚ over the course of the past several weeks we have discussed four important topics regarding the subject of group therapy. We have reviewed Holistic Treatment‚ Therapeutic Factors‚ problematic clients and group norms. In conjunction with our discourse each student was asked to attend‚ observe‚ and reflect on the skills that were demonstrated during a meeting. This brief overview of the observations made while visiting the New Day AA Club will address the four topics that have been reviewed
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as‚ retirement‚ grief and loss‚ chronic pain‚ loss of a social group‚ and a decline in memory and other physical ailments. These can make up the reasons for the high rates of depression and suicide found among older adults (Payne & Marcus‚ 2008). Studies indicate
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Group interventions are used to help groups settings learn and develop skills (pg. S29). Teaching a group of young school children how to play nicely is a group intervention. Education and training are used in intervention (pg. S30). The practitioner needs to educate the client on information regarding health‚ occupations‚ the client’s
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