IPT-AST Mid-Group Session

2016 ◽  
pp. 96-107
Author(s):  
Jami F. Young ◽  
Laura Mufson ◽  
Christie M. Schueler
Keyword(s):  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Group Session ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Interpersonal Goals ◽  
Group Sessions

This chapter describes the structure and content of the mid-group session in IPT-AST, which is scheduled with each adolescent individually between group sessions 4 and 6. The purpose of the mid-group session is to review how the teen is doing, discuss areas that still need to be addressed, and allow the teen to practice new communication strategies related to one of her interpersonal goals for group. For teens whose identified goals involve parents, this session is a particularly useful opportunity to practice new communication strategies with the parents in a safe environment. When a parent cannot attend the mid-group session, the mid-group session allows the teen to do targeted work toward her interpersonal goals in a one-on-one session.

IPT-AST Pre-Group Sessions

2016 ◽  
pp. 24-38
Author(s):  
Jami F. Young ◽  
Laura Mufson ◽  
Christie M. Schueler
Keyword(s):  
Skills Training ◽  
Interpersonal Psychotherapy ◽  
Group Session ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
The Past ◽  
Interpersonal Goals ◽  
Group Sessions ◽  
Minute Session

Adolescents in Interpersonal Psychotherapy–Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST) participate in two individual pre-group sessions before the group begins. If two sessions are not feasible, a single 90-minute session can be offered. The goals of these sessions are to get to know the adolescent and build rapport; assess for depression symptoms over the past week; provide psychoeducation about depression; explain the structure of IPT-AST; conduct an interpersonal inventory of important relationships; and help the teen to set interpersonal goals for group. When possible, it is helpful for parents to attend the first pre-group session to learn about the program’s focus and structure. This chapter describes the structure and content of these pre-group sessions.

Group therapists: combine alliance building with paying specific attention to the patient’s perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beate Muschalla
Keyword(s):  
Group Process ◽  
Therapy Group ◽  
Group Session ◽  
List Type ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Technical Performance ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour ◽  
Group Sessions ◽  
Patient’S Perception ◽  
Alliance Building

Abstract In slow-open groups as well as therapies of less than ten sessions, each group session holds importance. Patients, therapists and co-therapists have different perspectives and may gain different experiences from a group session. This study investigates the perspectives of patients, therapists and co-therapists on alliance, new insights and therapist techniques in the same group session. Do the three actors perceive these group aspects similarly or differently? Which group aspects are related with the outcome coping? One hundred and forty-nine sessions of a cognitive behaviour therapy group have been investigated. Patients, therapists and co-therapists gave ratings on their perceived alliance, group topics and insights as well as therapists’ technique competency. Concerning new insights, there was concordance between patients and co-therapists (r = .211, p < .05). Concerning alliance, there was a concordance between patients and therapists (r = .327, p < .01). Therapists focusing on alliance building was associated with lower patient outcomes in terms of work coping (β = –.391). The quality of therapeutic techniques was the same in groups with higher and lower outcomes. Patients’ perception of whether they felt good in the group session was explanative for session outcome, while therapists’ perceptions and context conditions (supervision, number of participants) was not. Patients, therapists and co-therapists have different perspectives on the same group therapy session. Patients’ perceptions are associated with session outcomes. A lower session outcome must not be associated with a poor technique performance of the therapist. Therapists should not only be aware of alliance building and correct technical performance, but they must also be aware of patients’ perceptions of the group process and outcome. Key learning aims The present research is the first evaluation of group session aspects and session outcomes in rehabilitation patients with work anxieties in slow-open groups. We will learn: (1) Whether patients’, therapists’ and co-therapists’ perceptions of the same group session are similar or different; (2) Whether group sessions that result in worse outcomes are different from group sessions resulting in a better outcome; (3) Which aspects of the group session are predictive for a better outcome.

IPT-AST Middle Phase

2016 ◽  
pp. 70-95
Author(s):  
Jami F. Young ◽  
Laura Mufson ◽  
Christie M. Schueler
Keyword(s):  
Initial Phase ◽  
Interpersonal Skills ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Communication Analysis ◽  
Middle Phase ◽  
Depression Prevention ◽  
Analysis Application ◽  
Interpersonal Goals

In the middle phase of Interpersonal Psychotherapy–Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST) (sessions 4–6), adolescents practice applying communication strategies to specific situations that are important to them. Sessions focus on helping adolescents work on their interpersonal goals by planning and practicing conversations using the interpersonal skills they learned during the initial phase. Communication analysis, decision analysis, application of the communication strategies, scripting, and role-playing are used to facilitate the work in middle phase. The situations of each adolescent are connected to those of others in the group, pointing out when particular strategies may be applicable in different situations and for different interpersonal goals. This chapter describes how to implement the middle phase of this depression prevention program.

Combining Psychodrama and Process Group Psychotherapy

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Shelley J. Korshak Firestone ◽  
Adam Blatner
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Group Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
Group Session ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Group Sessions ◽  
Process Group ◽  
Overall Effectiveness

Psychodrama group work differs from process group psychotherapy in salient ways, one being the structure of the sessions. Both modalities use group members to support each other, but in psychodrama, the group focuses on a situation of one of the members that is then enacted experientially; in process group psychotherapy, the group follows the verbal interchanges among the members. This article describes each of the two orientations and presents examples of the addition of a process group session to close a psychodrama workshop, on one hand, and presents examples of the insertion of sociometry and psychodrama techniques into process group sessions, on the other. Drawing from both orientations gives the therapist access to a wider repertoire of techniques than either orientation offers alone, and the overall effectiveness of the therapist familiar with both approaches is enhanced by the increased spontaneity and enriched understanding achieved from working with both modalities.

Client Safety and Telepractice in a Clinic or Home Setting

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-43
Author(s):  
Lyn Tindall
Keyword(s):  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Speech Pathology ◽  
Professional Issues ◽  
Efficacy Data ◽  
Home Setting ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Available Technology ◽  
And Gender

Telepractice is an exciting addition to the arsenal of speech-language pathologists for delivering services. Efficacy data continues to emerge proving the benefit of using available technology to provide assessment and treatment for persons with a variety of communication disorders, ages, and gender. In addition to providing assessment and treatment using telepractice technology, several professional issues have arisen which must be addressed before implementation of this service delivery system. Licensure and reimbursement have been at the forefront, as well they should. However, client safety is another issue that should also be addressed. Providing speech pathology services in a safe environment is a concept which may not have been considered before technological advances made it possible to provide services to someone while not being physically present.

Using Binding Communication to Promote Conservation Among Hotel Guests

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lohyd Terrier ◽  
Benedicte Marfaing
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Communication Model ◽  
Classical Communication ◽  
Persuasive Message ◽  
Sustainable Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

This research applies the binding communication model to the sustainable communication strategies implemented in most hotels. The binding communication model links a persuasive message with the implementation of a low-cost commitment to strengthen the link between the attitudes and behavior of those receiving the message. We compared the effectiveness of a classical communication strategy (n = 86) with that of a binding communication strategy (n = 101) to encourage guests to choose sustainable behavior. Our results show that using the binding communication strategy generates significantly more sustainable behavior in guests than using the classical communication strategy. We discuss our results and suggest future avenues of research.

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