Group Psychotherapy

Catalog description

Fundamentals of Clinical Practice: Group Psychotherapy. Theoretical and practical approaches to working with groups are discussed and practiced. Topics include: setting goals and objectives, group observation and assessment skills, leadership styles, process techniques, developmental stages, cultural and socio-economic diversity, social stress, and termination. Recovery oriented applications are made to psychotherapy groups, support groups, organizational development, schools, managed care, in-patient hospitalization, community mental health, and social services. Group structure is assessed for self-help groups, task groups, and time limited groups. Acquiring present-centered skills promotes a balance of structure and process that facilitates insight, compassion, integrity, and flexibility. The course content is relevant for both the beginner and experienced student and group leader. This course is restricted to students in the Counseling Psychology Graduate Program.