Planned Group Counseling
Subtitle: An Alternative Group Method for Reluctant Chemically Dependent and Psychiatric Patients
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: May 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780826122551
Subjects: Psychotherapy; Psychotherapy - Counseling; Mental health counseling; Clinical Psychology; Psychopathology - Addiction; Psychology; Mentally ill; Psychotherapy - Group; Applied Psychology; Drug abuse counseling; Group counseling; Methodology
First sentence: Imagine that you have been asked to lead a one-hour, open-ended group for 15-20 patients in any of the following clinical settings: inpatient chemically dependent detoxification, 28-day inpatient rehabilitation, a 1 - to 2-year outpatient program, or a day-treatment psychiatric program.
Description: "This book presents a detailed description of a new group method called Planned Group Counseling (PGC). This method was created to cope with the very reluctant behaviors found in chemically dependent and psychiatric patients: lateness, irregular attendance, premature termination, and non-compliance with therapeutic directives. This book provides the reader with a step-by-step guide for implementing PGC, including plans and psychological exercises designed to develop intra- and interpersonal skills."--BOOK JACKET.