Principles, Format, and Organization. Ethics. Leader Preparation. Dynamics, Stages of Development, and Therapeutic Factors. Culture and Diversity. Basic Assumptions. Phases: Planning, Implementation, Reporting, Exploration, and Enhancement. Uses for Fairy Tales. Member-Focused Drawing. Group-Focused Drawing. Drawing's Benefits and Challenges. Expressive Writing. Poetry, Cinquains, and Haiku. Single Session Writing Activities. Journaling. Imagery. Mindfulness. Music. Movement: Dance and Exercise. Drama and Role Play. Collage. Melange: ATCs, Flats, Scrapbooking. Applications: Member Concerns. Applications: Group Level Challenges. Group Dilemmas and Case Activities.
Nina W. Brown, EdD, LPC, FAGPA, is Professor and Eminent Scholar of Counseling at Old Dominion University. She is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the author of 21 published books.
"Dr. Brown provides an unequaled plethora of possible activities in one source to enhance the effectiveness of all types of psychotherapy groups and to creatively tackle group dilemmas. The comprehensiveness of this volume will contribute to the teaching of group leadership skills in many types of courses and workshops." - Hylene S. Dublin, LCSW, BCD, CGP, Life Fellow, American Group Psychotherapy Association; Visiting Professor, Institute for Clinical Social Work, Chicago, Illinois "This is such a great book on how to DO group therapy. It is clear concise and most of all, complete. Many people, therapists and patients alike, will benefit from its reading and rereading. I wish I'd had this book 25 yrs ago and am especially glad to see it now. Dr. Brown has set a new standard for the teaching of Group therapy." - H. Cooke Read, LCSW, psychotherapist in private practice, Durham, NC; 20+ year member of the National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists
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