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Focused brief group therapy : an integrative approach to reducing interpersonal distress
Author
Title
Focused brief group therapy : an integrative approach to reducing interpersonal distress / Martyn Whittingham.
ISBN
1433836513
9781433836510
1433841045
9781433841040
Publication
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2024]
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 311 pages)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement.
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Summary
"Focused brief group therapy (FBGT) is a model that addresses the underlying causes of interpersonal distress. It is a semistructured, integrative, interpersonal process group approach designed to reduce interpersonal distress in fewer than eight sessions. FBGT offers a greater application to a wider range of clients and engenders improved client flow in an agency or practice. It is also transdiagnostic: FBGT addresses etiology, not symptomatology. This book helps psychotherapists understand the premises behind FBGT and offers strategies and techniques for implementing the approach. As a semistructured process, FBGT provides enough guidance so the therapist has a clear rationale for every intervention, understands the mechanisms of change, and knows what they are working toward. However, the therapist must understand themselves, be mindfully centered, and be aware of the techniques at their disposal that permit the art of this therapy to take place. The book is also a guide to, but not a substitute for, reflective, deliberate practice. Use of consultation and supervision is essential for this approach. The book gives considerable guidance on how to implement the model as intended, but it would be well supported by an attitude of continuous movement toward expertise in group therapy in general and FBGT specifically. It explores how FBGT provides the personalization of group therapy to match clients' individual needs by offering guidance on how to create a safe space where members can work interdependently. It does so by providing phenotypic examples from which therapists can personalize and individualize treatment."--Preface. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
Variant and related titles
Ovid PsycBooks.
Other formats
Also issued in print.
Print version: Whittingham, Martyn. Focused brief group therapy Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2023]
Original
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 13, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Overview and rationale
I. The model
Theoretical underpinnings
Focused brief group therapy structure, parameters, and mechanisms of change
Interpersonal scale descriptions
Leadership attitudes, foci, and skills
II. The model in practice
Preparing for focused brief group therapy: Referrals and assessment integration
Therapy, pregroup preparation, and screening: The importance of the TPS session
Leading the first two sessions
Leading the middle and later sessions
Making sense of client change: Triangulation of data
Debriefing as an essential bookend
Research and future directions
References
Index
About the author.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Psychotherapy, Group.
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