Barney Straus

Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations: An Experiential Manual is an innovative approach to training clinicians in the practice of group psychotherapy for addicted individuals and their family members, ideally to be used in conjunction with Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations: An Integration of Theory and Practice. While previous books and papers are limited to describing how group psychotherapy works, this experiential manual demonstrates the practice of group psychotherapy by combining both online and hard copy material. This manual will also offer researchers on group psychotherapy objectively verifiable data on which to construct treatment models for the addicted population. Complete with over 70 hours of clinical data, this manual and its online components offer an entirely new approach to working with addicted populations and their families as well as psychotherapy groups.

Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations: An Experiential Manual is an innovative approach to training clinicians in the practice of group psychotherapy for addicted individuals and their family members, ideally to be used in conjunction with Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations: An Integration of Theory and Practice. While previous books and papers are limited to describing how group psychotherapy works, this experiential manual demonstrates the practice of group psychotherapy by combining both online and hard copy material. This manual will also offer researchers on group psychotherapy objectively verifiable data on which to construct treatment models for the addicted population. Complete with over 70 hours of clinical data, this manual and its online components offer an entirely new approach to working with addicted populations and their families as well as psychotherapy groups.

This newly updated and streamlined edition of Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations provides proven strategies for combating alcohol and drug addiction through group psychotherapy. The interventions discussed in the book build on a foundation of addiction as an attachment disorder rooted in the understanding of addiction as a family disease. An appreciation of group and organizational dynamics is used to address the complex experience of developmental trauma that underlies addiction. Having identified the essential theoretical underpinnings of supporting recovery from addiction in Part One, the second half of the book gives a thorough nuts and bolts description of constructing a psychotherapy group and engaging productively in the successive phases of its development from initiation of treatment to termination. The book concludes with specific recommendations for group psychotherapists to increase their competence with groups, deepen their appreciation of group and organizational dynamics and develop a community of support for their own well-being. These methods are important for psychotherapists working with addicted populations who are inexperienced with group psychotherapy as well as seasoned group psychotherapists wishing to enhance their work.

This newly updated and streamlined edition of Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations provides proven strategies for combating alcohol and drug addiction through group psychotherapy. The interventions discussed in the book build on a foundation of addiction as an attachment disorder rooted in the understanding of addiction as a family disease. An appreciation of group and organizational dynamics is used to address the complex experience of developmental trauma that underlies addiction. Having identified the essential theoretical underpinnings of supporting recovery from addiction in Part One, the second half of the book gives a thorough nuts and bolts description of constructing a psychotherapy group and engaging productively in the successive phases of its development from initiation of treatment to termination. The book concludes with specific recommendations for group psychotherapists to increase their competence with groups, deepen their appreciation of group and organizational dynamics and develop a community of support for their own well-being. These methods are important for psychotherapists working with addicted populations who are inexperienced with group psychotherapy as well as seasoned group psychotherapists wishing to enhance their work.

Healing in Action: Adventure-Based Counseling with Therapy Groups is a practical guide for therapists wanting to integrate interactive games and challenges into their work. It provides current research supporting using ABC with trauma survivors and those recovering from addictions, as well as its efficacy with a broader population. Twelve activity-based chapters take the reader through various one-hour sessions of activities based on a particular theme or material used, complete with 50 descriptive photos of groups in action. Therapists will be able to use these activities to help their patients experience in vivo the joy, freedom and playfulness that are the hallmarks of sound mental health. With its combination of sound theoretical material and practical application, this book is a valuable resource for practitioners and graduate students alike.

Healing in Action: Adventure-Based Counseling with Therapy Groups is a practical guide for therapists wanting to integrate interactive games and challenges into their work. It provides current research supporting using ABC with trauma survivors and those recovering from addictions, as well as its efficacy with a broader population. Twelve activity-based chapters take the reader through various one-hour sessions of activities based on a particular theme or material used, complete with 50 descriptive photos of groups in action. Therapists will be able to use these activities to help their patients experience in vivo the joy, freedom and playfulness that are the hallmarks of sound mental health. With its combination of sound theoretical material and practical application, this book is a valuable resource for practitioners and graduate students alike.