Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations: An Integration of Twelve-Step and Psychodynamic Theory, Third Edition is the newly revised edition of the classic text, that brings together practical applications of 12-step programs and psychodynamic groups to provide proven strategies for defeating alcohol and drug addiction through group psychotherapy.
It is tempting at times , as Adler ( 1994 ) suggests , to view these difficulties as residing in “ other therapists ” who are either inadequately trained or who possess rare instances of psychopathology . Adler writes , It is important ...
The interventions discussed in the book build on a foundation of addiction as an attachment disorder rooted in the understanding of addiction as a family disease.
Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations
Khantzian EJ, Halliday KS, McAuliffe WE (1990) Addiction and the Vulnerable Self: modified dynamic group therapy for substance abusers. Guilford Press, New York. Khantzian E, MackJ (1989) Alcoholics Anonymous and contemporary ...
FACILITATOR : Sue , do you mind if we discuss your situation ? SUE : I figured you would . FACILITATOR : Is it okay if I use the cognitive model ? SUE : Yeah , actually I've been thinking about those boxes a lot .
The book demystifies the process of recovery, demonstrating all the important elements of the group process, including free association, resistance, transference, re-enactment, boundary management, interpretation, and confrontation.
The book adds depth to the
A hallmark of Dr. Vannicelli's approach, richly illustrated in this work, is her sensitivity to countertransference and the ways it can be used productively in clinical practice.
Published in 1998, A Pragamatic Approach To Group Psychotherapy is a valuable contribution to the field of Psychotherapy.
Valuable to a wide audience of mental health professionals working with substance abusers, this book will help the addiction therapist to utilize psychodynamic constructs more effectively, and the psychotherapist to incorporate the tools of ...