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Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Group Therapy for Addiction
When selecting a psychotherapeutic approach for a client, you must consider the unique needs and characteristics of that particular client. The same is true when selecting a psychotherapeutic approach for groups. Not every approach is appropriate for every group, and the group’s unique needs and characteristics must be considered. For this Assignment, you examine psychotherapeutic approaches to group therapy for addiction.
- Evaluate psychotherapeutic approaches to group therapy for addiction
To prepare:
- Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide on group therapy for addiction.
- View the media, Levy Family: Sessions 6, and consider the psychotherapeutic approach being used.
The Assignment
In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:
- Identify the psychotherapeutic approach that the group facilitator is using and explain why she might be using this approach.
- Determine whether or not you would use the same psychotherapeutic approach if you were the counselor facilitating this group and justify your decision.
- Identify an alternative approach to group therapy for addiction and explain why it is an appropriate option.
- Support your position with evidence-based literature.
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Outline
Psychotherapy
While offering psychotherapy services can be administered to individual clients or holding group
sessions with clients who share a common problem. The approach and the format to handle the
client can be determined by the psychologist offering the service depending on the issues related
to the case in hand and nature of the client/s.
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Psychotherapy Approaches
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Psychotherapy
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Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy Approaches
There are different types of psychotherapeutic approaches based on their crucial
element/s in their application, information gathering, and objectives. However, the commonly
used approaches include; psychoanalytic, behavioral, humanistic, cognitive, and cognitivebehavioral therapy (American Psychological Association, 2018). Offering psychotherapy
services can be administered to individual clients or holding group sessions with clients who
share a common problem. The approach and the format to handle the client can be determined
by the psychologist offering the service depending on the issues related to the case in hand and
nature of the clients. However, group therapies are more com...
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