Length of video: 1:50:00
English subtitles available
Individual ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-030-9
Individual ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-030-9
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-031-7
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-031-6

Psychiatrist and author
Irvin Yalom, MD has been a major figure in the field of psychotherapy since he first wrote
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy in 1970 (now in it's 5th edition). Other significant contributions have included
Existential Psychotherapy, and NY Times Bestseller
Loves Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy. He has written four novels on psychotherapy:
When Nietzsche Wept, Lying on the Couch, The Schopenhauer Cure, and
The Spinoza Problem. His works, translated into over 20 languages, have been widely read by therapists and non-therapists alike.
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CE credits: 1.75
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to make a single session of inpatient group therapy valuable
- Gain skills to run effective groups with patients suffering from diverse psychiatric illnesses
- Increase understanding of the complete process of the therapy group from beginning to end, focusing on the specific purpose and benefit of each part
- Deepen understanding of how a highly structured version of Yalom's interpersonal model of group psychotherapy decreases patient anxiety and facilitates growth
- Improve skills in helping clients learn to give and to receive interpersonal feedback
Bibliography available upon request
This course is offered for ASWB ACE credit for social workers. See complete list of CE approvals here
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Course Reviewed January 2021