Interpretation in group counseling: Theoretical and operational issues

Clark, Arthur J.

doi:10.1080/01933929308413752

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“…Treatment setting (Fuhriman et al 1986), group format (Goldberg et al 1988;Kellerman 1987) and time-limits (Flowers 1987;Marcovitz and Smith 1983) may also cause variations in the influence of therapeutic factors. Furthermore, the stage of group development affects the significance of therapeutic factors (Yalom and Leszcz 2005) and how interventions work (Clark 1993).…”

Section: Yalom's Group Therapeutic Factorsmentioning

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Expectations and perception of the psychotherapy process and outcome. Psychotherapeutic factors and the psychodrama specificities in psychodrama group participants at a psychiatric hospital

Jendričko¹,

Prosen

2020

Z Psychodrama Soziom

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In the present article of the Zeitschrift für Psychodrama und Soziometrie, the expectations (self-assessed at the beginning of the treatment) and perception (self-assessed upon the conclusion of the treatment) of the psychotherapy process and outcome, psychotherapeutic factors and psychodrama specificities are presented and analysed in a psychodrama group for adult participants held in an outpatient psychiatric clinic. There were 12 male and 31 female participants, aged from 19 to 63 years, diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and borderline personality disorder or committed into the hospital after their first psychotic episode. Questionnaires were applied at the beginning of the treatment and at the end. Results showed that the participants' expectations regarding the psychotherapy process and outcomes were quite high at the beginning of the treatment and rose significantly at the end. The same was true of the participants' expectations and perception of the specificities of psychodrama-demonstrating the participants' positive inclination towards this specific psychotherapeutic way of conducting psychodrama. Even though there were no age or gender differences, there were, differences between participants' different diagnoses; there were significant differences in the expectations of both psychotherapy outcome and factors before treatment and perceptions of them after treatment.

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Section: Yalom's Group Therapeutic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Expectations and perception of the psychotherapy process and outcome. Psychotherapeutic factors and the psychodrama specificities in psychodrama group participants at a psychiatric hospital

Jendričko¹,

Prosen

2020

Z Psychodrama Soziom

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“…In order to progress toward resolution of scapegoating issues, some group members need to examine motivational factors relating to the dynamic. Through a propositional aspect of interpretation, it is possible for clients to clarify causal relationships between their present behavior and current or past experiences (Clark, 1993(Clark, , 1995a. Typically, the group counselor initially renders an interpretation, but, in time, other group members develop skill in using the technique.…”

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confidence: 99%

Scapegoating: Dynamics and Interventions in Group Counseling

Clark¹

2002

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Scapegoating in group counseling may be understood from the perspective of 3 levels of group functioning: intrapsychic, interpersonal, and the group as an entity. Intense scapegoating interactions tend to trigger defense mechanisms among group members. The article reviews a progressive 3‐stage conceptualization of group development that contributes to a more complete understanding of the means to initiate therapeutic change of the phenomenon. Various interventions outlined in the article can assist the group counselor in effectively responding to scapegoating in group counseling.

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“…For heuristic purposes, Spiegel and Hill (1989) suggested the following as categories: obstacles to change, self-awareness, awareness of feelings, clarification of unconscious elements, and stressful life events. A categorical interpretation content framework may also be based on three increasingly comprehensive levels: situational, constructional, and thematical (Clark, 1993). At the situational level, content topics are broad in scope and reflect immediate and contextual conflicts in an individual's life.…”

Section: Content Of Interpretationsmentioning

confidence: 99%