Group Therapy

Group Therapy

Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of “Group Therapy” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “Group Therapy” and its relation with “Significance of Group Therapy”. The research also analyzes many aspects of “Group Therapy” and tries to gauge its effect on “Significance of Group Therapy”. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for “Group Therapy” and tries to describe the overall effect of “Group Therapy” on “Significance of Group Therapy”.

Group Therapy

Introduction

In this research we evaluate the efficacy of group therapy in comparison with individual therapy; the document discusses the different aspects of group therapy. The paper also discusses the ethical issues concerning the group therapy, how they emerge and it also provides its resolution. In group therapy there are around 8 to 10 individuals meet face-to-face with a skilled group therapist. Through the group counseling time, associates settle on what they talk about (Lambert and Ogles, 2004).

Associates are allowed to give their suggestions and feedbacks to others, which includes conveying your own thoughts about what someone does or says (Gladding, 2007). In group therapy each member has been given an equal opportunity to express his feelings and the interaction between the group members are encouraged to discuss and try out new ways of behaving. This interaction provides each member a chance to learn more about the new things and the ways they cooperate with others. Group therapy makes members to set up an altitude of trust which allows them to speak honestly and allows them to talk personally in a safe environment (Corey, 2004). They group members pledge to the group and as they are trained that the discussion of the group will remain private and confidential. It is strictly not allowed to any member to unveil the events of the session to an exterior person.

Psychologist use group therapy with much theoretical training for different purposes and different types of psychological concerns and problems, it is diversified. Group therapy can be categorized into two general ways, by focusing the group and its members are selected and the other way is by time limits that are set on the duration of the group (Chambless and Ollendick, 2000).

Firstly it can be offered to an enduring basis for a particular number of sessions, once the group starts it carries on for an indefinite period with some of the group associates finishing the treatment and departure the group, others fusing the methods as chances are available in the group. These groups contain 8 to 10 members along with the therapist. There have been many psychologists who are running this group therapy for the past ten years. Time bounded is groups are just as your expectations, bounded in the sum of time they will execute (Mohr, 1995). It does not refer to the span of the session (Corey, 2004); it basically refers to the number of sessions to be held or may be to the number of ...