Individual therapy for clients struggling with addiction can be isolating and frustrating for both the client and therapist, leading to an endless cycle of improvement and relapse. Further, individual therapy does not provide the opportunity for clients to receive much needed social feedback and support. By watching the clinical demonstrations and discussions in this highly instructive video, you will learn how to integrate the varied forms of group therapy into your case conceptualization, treatment planning and intervention. In turn, your clients will benefit from a challenging yet supportive and restorative social and clinical milieu, and the opportunity for lasting change.
During treatment, clients often shield themselves behind defenses, limiting their capacity for recovery and along with it, your clinical effectiveness. The client testimonials, lively instructive discussions and clinical demonstrations in this video will help you to more effectively challenge your clients towards openness and lasting change. By watching, learning and practicing the lessons in this video, you will both enhance your group skills, and more effectively structure your individual work with addicted clients in rhythm with the changes occurring in group therapy.