Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations

An Integration of Twelve-Step and Psychodynamic Theory
2. New Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-138-89833-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

This newly updated, streamlined, and more affordable edition of Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations provides proven strategies for combating alcohol and drug addiction through group psychotherapy. Philip J. Flores, a highly regarded expert in the treatment of alcoholism and in group psychotherapy, brings together practical applications of 12-step programs and psychodynamic groups. This classic text explores the latest knowledge on the benefits of group therapy to chemically dependent individuals by providing opportunities to understand their own attitudes about addiction through working with others while learning to more effectively communicate their own needs and emotions.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Flores, Philip J.

Straus, Barney

Roth, Jeffrey

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Familientherapie, Paartherapie, Gruppentherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Theoretical Models 1. Addiction as an Attachment Disorder 2. Addiction is a Family Disease: An Attachment Theory Perspective 3. The Family is the Original Group: Group Relations and Addiction 4. Addiction is the Attempt to Maintain the Original Family: Trauma and its Re-enactment in Group Psychotherapy 5. Mutual Support is the Key to Constructing a Recovering Family: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions 6. Addiction to Theory is the Group Psychotherapist’s Most Serious Resistance: Exposing the Blind Men and the Elephant Part II: Nuts and Bolts 7. Conception and Birth: Preparing a Group Member 8. Holding the Infant: The Opening Phase of Group Psychotherapy 9. Separation and Individuation: Rupture and Repair 10. Play and Adventure: Enabling Peer Support 11. Termination: Letting Go and Letting God 12. Preparation of the Group Psychotherapist

Über Autor(innen)

Philip J. Flores, PhD is a clinical psychologist who has worked extensively in the area of addictive diseases and group psychotherapy. He is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and holds a Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders issued by the American Psychological Association.