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Respected experts June Gary Hopps and Elaine Pinderhughes advocate for the efficiency and power of group therapy in this first-of-its-kind handbook that will aid social service agency administrators, clinicians, and paraprofessionals in the implementation of group counseling. When considering the benefits of group counseling, it is no surprise that group psychotherapy is proven to be one of the most effective treatments for overwhelmed clients. Now, from the educated and experienced minds of Hopps and Pinderhughes comes an authoritative, comprehensive guide that explores the use of group therapy in poor and oppressed populations to help cope with addiction, gang membership, job preparation, sex education, and many other topics. Group Work for Overwhelmed Clients offers case-specific vignettes, insights on leader issues, and practical application methods in the form of hands-on guides and step-by-step instructions to organizing groups, targeting and screening members, establishing goals, and managing group dynamics. Unlike books that focus on single-issue therapy, this one-of-a-kind guide presents an approach to integrated treatment, demonstrating that the sharing, support, and empowerment from group settings can be life-transforming.
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With the explosive growth in managed health care, more and more problems that can overwhelm those who live in poverty -- from domestic violence to teenage pregnancy -- are being treated in a group setting. In fact, group psychotherapy is proven to be one of the most effective treatments for overwhelmed clients. Respected experts June Gary Hopps and Elaine Pinderhughes have long advocated the efficiency and power of group therapy; now Group Work with Overwhelmed Clients shows effective groups in action, and it discusses at length the techniques that make them work. This authoritative, first-of-its-kind handbook will aid social service agency administrators, clinicians, and paraprofessionals as they explore group therapy for poor and oppressed populations in order to deal with addiction, gang membership, and the stresses of disease or recent immigration, as well as to improve job preparation, parenting, and sex education. It offers case-specific vignettes, new insights on leader issues, and practical application in the form of hands-on guides, as well as step-by-step instructions for organizing groups, targeting and screening members, establishing goals, and managing group dynamics. Unlike books on groups that focus on single-issue therapy, Group Work with Overwhelmed Clients presents the first integrated treatment approach, demonstrating that the sharing, support, and empowerment of a group can be life-transforming. Comprehensive and exhaustive, Group Work with Overwhelmed Clients will be of great value to anyone in the field.
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