The Encounters of Group & Individual Therapy Lori Edwards Azuru Liberty University Abstract This research paper discusses the topic of the dissimilarities‚ as well as the pros and cons of individual and group therapy. Discussing the history of group therapy and visiting its early development‚ while discovering its advancement into the twenty-first century. Examining the origins of individual therapy‚ and those who laid a foundation for others to build upon. This paper will
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Group Therapy Comparison Treating patients with problems related to chemical dependency requires often the development of multimodal therapeutic approaches which can comprise both group and individual therapy. Group and individual therapy are however dissimilar on many levels regardless of their utilization‚ with varying degrees‚ for the purpose of providing aid and care to the addict and patient. The understanding of the differences between these two types of therapies is important to select the
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Mercosur‚ the Common Market of the South. The simplest definition of a group is two or more persons connected by the same or different types of social relationships. Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which a group of people are selected following some specific criteria‚ in a careful way‚ to meet regularly with a psychotherapist. The Austrian neurologist and father of the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)‚ defined a group as "a number of individuals who have put one and the same object in
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topic that I chose to talk about is Group Therapy for those who have been or still our addict. I am going to talk to you about the general information on group therapy‚ what they have to offer and I will also touch on where group therapy is offered. When it comes to alcohol and drug addiction recovery‚ there is no one ’best’ approach to recovering from an addiction and there is no single part of the process which works exactly the same for each person. However‚ group sessions have come to be seen as
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threatened to tell his wife-to-be. Police thought I shot him because I as angry at him. When actually it was his brother in revenge for murdering his wife." "Oh" was all Mick could say. Then it was time for group therapy. Aaron hadn’t had it yet but he knew it was going to be awful. He hated therapy when it was 1-1 and now there are plenty of criminals listening to his problems. No thank you. He got into the room to see the therapist in one chair‚ and a circle of chairs around her. How cliché he though
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Individuals have joined an eight-week psycho-educational group to learn and develop strategies and skills to manage their lives. During the first few weeks the group had been quiet‚ however‚ in the beginning of the third week a member of the group raised concern stating that they (the group) were not happy being lectured to each week. John‚ the group leader continued on without much acknowledgement‚ which resulted in another member becoming disgruntled. The member stated that perhaps if John did
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flashback that arises from the Post-traumatic disorder. In the same way‚ group cognitive behavioral therapy technique is also very crucial in treating post-traumatic disorder with Robert. A therapist should expose a client in a group setting with the people with the similar problem. Group technique support group will enable the client to cope faster with the PSTD problem. It will also give him an opportunity to interact with the peer group‚ older and people who have the same problem. As well minimize the
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Ethical Issues and Group Therapy 2 Abstract Ethics in group counseling is a topic that needs to be looked at by today’s practicing counselors. There are many different agencies and organizations that are promoting ethics in counseling. Each organization has different views on what is needed. This report will highlight some points by a few different organizations and give their takes on
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The Initial Attraction 2 Cheryl Thompson Psych. 304 October 26‚ 2005 The Initial Attraction Relationships with the individuals around us are crucial to ones social existence. Personal accounts by people who have been isolated from the outside world serve as a reminder of our dependence on others. What draws us into these "relationships?" Studies of interpersonal attraction have concluded that people are attracted mostly to those that they find physically attractive and who are geographically
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Art therapy is a very powerful tool that is used by therapists for a lot of different groups to help them either with a traumatic event in their life or similar circumstances along with providing a sense of well being and purpose to an individual. There’s a wide variety of activities that can be done with art therapy for seniors that give them something to do that offers entertainment and purpose that works well with groups or individually. Art is no longer just for elementary school children‚
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