Focused Brief Group Therapy: An Integrative Approach to Reducing Interpersonal D

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Focused Brief Group Therapy is an integrative interpersonal approach to brief group therapy that uses formal assessment to guide and inform treatment.

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Focused Brief Group Therapy is an integrative interpersonal approach to brief group therapy that uses formal assessment to guide and inform treatment.Interpersonal relationships are an essential component of our physical and mental health, but developing meaningful relationships in today's world is an ever-present struggle. This book introduces mental health providers to focused brief group therapy (FBGT), and shows how how it can help reduce a patient's distress from loneliness and disconnection. Blending the art and science of therapy, this semi-structured model enables therapists to improve their client's existing interpersonal relationships, or develop new ones.Part I offers an overview of the underlying constructs, integrated theory, and overall structure of FBGT. Part II provides strategies and techniques for implementation, and discusses the future of FBGT and its applications.

Author Biography

Martyn Whittingham, Ph.D., CGP., FAPA., FAGPA, is a licensed psychologist in Ohio and a consultant with a private practice. He has received national awards for group practice (with Dr. Erin Frick) in 2010, from the Association for Specialists in Group Work and for teaching group dynamics from the American Psychological Association (2021). He is the former president of Division 49 of the American Psychological Association (2020) and is a former chair of the American Group Psychotherapy Association's Science to Service Task Force. He has authored numerous book chapters and journal articles and regularly presents on focused brief group therapy throughout the USA, China, the United Kingdom and Singapore. Dr. Whittingham is a fellow of both APA and AGPA. He lives in Cincinnati where he derives the greatest joy from moments spent with his wife and daughter and their cat, Envelope. 

Table of Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Overview and RationaleI. THE MODEL1. Theoretical Underpinnings2. Focused Brief Group Therapy Structure, Parameters, and Mechanisms of Change3. Interpersonal Scale Descriptions4. Leadership Attitudes, Foci, and SkillsII. THE MODEL IN PRACTICE5. Preparing for Focused Brief Group Therapy: Referrals and Assessment Integration6. Therapy, Pregroup Preparation, and Screening: The Importance of the TPS Session7. Leading the First Two Sessions8. Leading the Middle and Later Sessions9. Making Sense of Client Change: Triangulation of Data10. Debriefing as an Essential Bookend11. Research and Future DirectionsReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Details ISBN1433836513 Author Martyn Whittingham Publisher American Psychological Association ISBN-13 9781433836510 Format Paperback Imprint American Psychological Association Subtitle An Integrative Approach to Reducing Interpersonal Distress Place of Publication Washington DC Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2023-11-10 UK Release Date 2023-11-10 ISBN-10 1433836513 Audience Professional & Vocational DEWEY 616.89152 Pages 311 Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-12-26 US Release Date 2023-12-26 AU Release Date 2023-12-25 We've got this

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