Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy

Course overview

This course presents an overview of the role and efficacy of group therapy in substance abuse treatment. The course presents critical research and clinical findings and distills them into practical guidelines for practitioners who utilize group therapy in substance abuse treatment settings. The course is designed to help treatment professionals expand their awareness and comprehension of dynamics that commonly occur in treatment groups. The goal is that these insights will prepare counselors to manage their groups and help individual members. Goals and Objectives 1. To understand the definitions, advantages, and modifications of group treatment for substance abuse. 2. To understand five types of groups used in substance abuse treatment. 3. To learn the criteria for placing a client in a group. 4. To learn how groups develop and specific tasks in various phases of groups. 5. To understand the stages of treatment in group therapy. 6. To learn the concepts and techniques of group leadership. 7. To understand the skills of group therapy, clinicians needs, the purpose and value of clinical supervision, and how to get training to be a group leader or supervisor of group leaders.