Group Interventions for Adults With Substance Use Disorders - 3rd Edition

Course overview

Participants will be able to describe the group process and techniques for working with adults with substance use disorders, will be able to describe culturally appropriate approaches to group treatment, will be able to facilitate member transitions in group treatment, will be able to describe different types of groups commonly used when working with clients with substance use disorders, will be able to describe the curative factors of group therapy, will be able to describe group leadership and program considerations, will be able to screen and orient clients for group treatment, will be able to describe the stages of group development, will be able to describe the stages of change, and will be able to manage issues commonly seen in groups such as conflict, subgroup formation, and staff splitting.