Group Therapy Flashcards
In a group setting w/ child members, the children regularly present views about parents, teachers, the school, etc. The leader should…
Remain neutral and maintain their privacy as much as possible
“catching oneself”
refers to a technique in Alderian Therapy, where patient learn to notice that they are performing behavior in which they wish to change
Postmodern Approaches
There is no single truth
Individuals create their own reality
Individuals can discover their own solutions
Example: Solution-focused Brief Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Feminist Therapy
In group therapy, therapists utilize psychoeducation to:
provide psychoeducation for a diversity of psychological problems or informational deficits.
Common Misconceptions about Group Therapy
-Therapist must have same life experiences of group member
-Member won’t get enough attn
-Confidentiality is not possible
-Forced to share secrets
-Knowing a member before starting
-Minimization of our problems
-Group will look like AA
-Member will be judged like at home
-Hearing other’s problems will make me feel worse
-Members needs won’t be met
What is it called when a group leader uses themselves as an example?
Modeling
In several group sessions, Kyla continually refers to “Tom” in what often proves to be lengthy tangents regarding her college years. The name itself evokes a high degree of passion from Kyla. The group leader can/should:
ask Kyla how this person relates to present issues
A possible challenge of the co-leadership model is:
-Competition
-Disagreements
-Lack of Trust
-Members Taking Sides
-Risk of using group to work out relationship
__________ is a process of presenting basic information about a group to potential group participants to assist them in deciding whether to enter the group and how to participate in it.
Informed consent
Sarah is a group member who doesn’t speak up or ask for time to speak in the group. Understanding her culture believes this is rude, insensitive, and self-oriented, as a therapist which is the best way to help her become more comfortable and willing to share?
-Rather than expecting her to initiate any self-disclosure, it might be helpful to ask her to consider sharing at least one reaction she experienced while listening to another member speak.
-Reassure her that you will not abandon her
-Find ways for her to participate that does not violate her norms
One of your new group members is a recent immigrant from a new country. You are not familiar with many aspects of her culture. What are a legitimate concerns pertaining to confidentiality?
-Some cultures stress sharing of all personal matters; the client may share confidential details of counseling.
-Due to language barriers, the client may not understand the confidentiality information in its entirety.
-Some cultures view therapy as shameful. Do not leave any information regarding therapy or you as a therapist on phone messages.
Due to oppression and discrimination that many diverse members of counseling groups have faced, it is recommended that the group be a place where the subject of ___________________ can be openly explored.
Imbalance of power
__________ stress understanding the subjective world of the client and tap existing resources
for change within the individual.
Postmodern approaches
To challenge self-limiting assumptions, members are encouraged to __________ they were already the person they would like to be.
act as if
In certain situations, there is caution among members of certain racial and ethnic groups to discuss personal matters with members from groups perceived to be more dominant. A term that may be used to describe this defensive technique is:
Healthy paranoia
Redirecting a group member to the here-and-now:
Can be limiting and negative when the subject is grief
When would it be inappropriate to redirect a group member to the here-and-now?
-member talking about important personal matters (ex. abuse)
-intervening w/ questions too soon (ex. racial issues)
Michael and Yolanda are co-facilitating a group. One is warm and attuned while the other is more direct, some even say “a bit too pushy.” Which of the following statements is true?
The difference in style can be detrimental
Group leaders should avoid __________ until they have earned that right by building a trusting relationship with the group.
confrontational interventions
Confrontational interventions
-Challenging members in aggressive and negative ways
-Should be avoided
-Can lead to negative outcomes
-Only once trust is built can we try testing it
A trait of many group members in beginning groups is the inclination to:
talk about others and to focus on people and situations outside of the group.
What are considered a critical-to-address characteristic of the transition phase?
-Conflict
-Fears
-Control issues
-Lack of trust
-Defensive BX
-Resistance BX
-Challenges to group leader
What is a clear sign that trust is being developed within the group?
-Members speak openly of their agendas
-Members deciding for themselves specific goals & personal areas to explore
-Members focusing on themselves and not others
-Members disclosing personal information about themselves
When a group member answers a question with “I don’t know,” which is the best reply from the group leader?
Pretend that you know the answer. And if you did know, what might you say? What do you know?
It should be communicated to group members that while self-disclosing, they can still have a sense of:
Privacy
A group member openly tests co-leaders simultaneously. The co-leaders should:
Address the issue objectively either privately or in front of the group
If a member states, “I don’t know what to say to my father” during a role play, the best
response from the leader will be:
If this is the last chance you have to speak to him, what do you want to tell him?
If a member states, “I don’t want to be here” during a role play, the best response from the
leader will be:
What makes it difficult for you to be here?
Groups displaying nonworking group behaviors may be working but:
in less obvious or easily recognizable ways.
The process of __________ inspires group members to take responsibility for the outcomes of
a group and for shifting the style in which they relate to others.
interpersonal feedback
An unresolved conflict arises during the terminal session of a closed group.
COMMON It will happen
-member will try to lessen pain of things ending
-member may have a pattern of leaving relationships in anger
-member may have been sitting on unresolved feelings for sometime
Some experts believe that the termination begins as early as:
The first day of a group
Traditional approaches in treating male perpetrators of domestic violence typically have demonstrated:
an average recidivism rate of around 50 percent
Mental health group providers need to know more about working with __________ because this is one of the fastest growing groups in the United States.
Older Adults
