Technique
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  • One Therapist

    • Small group best
    • Large group harder
  • Co-Therapists

    • Arrangements
      • Opposite sex
      • Same sex
    • Working together
      • Eye contact
      • One forward, one back
      • Splitting
        • Therapists must be conscious and willing to work together!
      • Like a good parental team
  • Active Approach

    • Organize for the group
      • "Who wants to work?" 
    • Work individually within the group
      • Empty chair 
      • Voice dialogue
    • Psychodrama using members of group
      • Focused on particular member as subject 
        • "Original Pain" 
      • Focusing on group process 
        • Sculpting 
    • Stay within given topic
      • Alcoholism 
      • Men's/Women's group 
      • Trauma Survivors 
    • Use of Educations prior to group
      • Advantage of addressing difficult issues within group without targeting individuals
  • Passive Approach

    • Let the group lead
    • Go with the flow
    • Foster group process
    • Foster self-activation
  • Formulating Group Task

    • Sticking to that task
    • Noting when group strays from task
    • Noting the implicit group task that is running in the background (e.g. to keep secrets)
  • Tracking

    • Eyes
    • Ears
    • Gut
    • Transference
    • Countertransference
  • Interventions

    • Confrontation
      • Individual 
      • Entire group 
      • Part of group 
      • What is confrontation? 
    • Interpretation
      • Individual 
      • Part of group 
      • Entire group 
      • What is interpretation? 
    • Education
      • Entire group 
      • Examples 
        • How group works 
        • What alcohol does to the body 
        • Effective communication
    • Clarification
      • For an individual 
      • For the group
    • Prescription
      • Giving advice 
      • Giving homework
  • Working With Conflicts

  • Working With Attractions

  • Working With Secrets

  • Working With Splitting

  • Working With Withdrawal

  • Working With Aggression

  • Working With Intense Affects

  • Transference

  • Countertransference

  • Techniques

    • Circular Questioning
    • Reframing
    • Interpreting
    • Confronting
    • Prescribing
    • Advice-giving
    • Reflecting
    • Clarifying
    • Using the Group
    • Psychodrama
  • Practice Management

    • Phone calls
    • Acting out
    • Splitting
    • Other therapists