Book URL: NSU Book Store Course Required Texts and Materials: Metcalf, Linda. (1998). Solution Focused Group Therapy. The Free Press, New York, NY Required Readings/Articles: See schedule for details. **Additional readings to be assigned weekly, as needed.
Section Required Texts and Material: Metcalf, Linda. (1998). Solution Focused Group Therapy. The Free Press, New York, NY Download this book free of charge: Ohana and the Creation of a Therapeutic Community at http://www.taosinstitute.net/worldshare-books/ Additional article readings will be required for each class.
Please check schedule NSU, HPD and KPCOM Student Handbooks: https://www.nova.edu/publications/com_student_handbook/ The Handbook is also available at our department's website (see tab on the main page: NSU-HPD KPCOM Student Handbook) https://osteopathic.nova.edu/ft/index.htm
Introduction, Course Requirements, Group Building Exercise “We collaborate with others to get to know who we are.” K. Gergen
Read for this class: Metcalf-Chapter 1
Overview of Group Psychotherapy; Relational Responsiveness
Read for this class: Anderson, H. (2012), Collaborative Relationships and Dialogic Conversations: Ideas for a Relationally Responsive Practice. Family Process, 51, 8–24. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01385.x Anderson, H. Listening, Hearing and Speaking: Thoughts on the Relationship to Dialogue Harlene Anderson, Ph.D. - The Taos Institute
Factors Influencing Leader, Member, and Group Behaviors; Solution-Focused Brief Therapy; Substance Abuse
Read: Metcalf-Chapter 2 – exercises p. 39 and 55 to be completed in class Factors Influencing Leader, Member, and Group Behaviors; Solution-Focused Brief Therapy; Substance Abuse Smock, S. A., Trepper, T. S., Wetchler, J. L., McCollum, E. E., Ray, R. and Pierce, K. (2008). Solution-Focused Group Therapy for Level 1 Substance Abusers. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 34, 107– 120. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2008.00056.x
Factors Influencing Leader, Member, and Group Behaviors; Narrative Group Therapy
Read for this class: Metcalf-Chapter 3 Ricks, L., Kitchens, S., Goodrich, T., Hancock, E. (2014). My Story: The Use of Narrative Therapy in Individual and Group Counseling. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 9, 99- 110.
Group Stages; Group Therapy in a Hospital Setting
Read for this class: Vannicelli, M. (2014). Supervising the Beginning Group Leader in Inpatient and Partial Hospital Settings. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 64, 2, 144-163.
Ohana and the Creation of a Therapeutic Setting Group Therapy Work in a psychiatric outpatient setting
Readings: each group will read different group therapy case vignettes. Students will engage and share with the large group their findings, including 5 aspects from the readings that caught their attention the most.
Trauma: Child Sexual Abuse and Group Psychotherapy/ Group Presentations
Read for this class: Metcalf-Chapter 4 & 5 - self report checklist to be completed in class Misurell, J. and Springer, C. (2011). Developing Culturally Responsive Evidence-Based Practice:A Game-Based Group Therapy Program for Child Sexual Abuse. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22,137-149. Puffer, E.S., Kochman,A., Hansen, N.B., Sikkema, K.J. (2011). An evidence-based group coping intervention for women living with HIV and history of childhood sexual abuse. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 61(1): 99–126. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2011.61.1.98. Kiser, L. J., Donohue,A., Hodgkinson, S., Medoff, D. and Black, M. M. (2010), Strengthening family coping resources: The feasibility of a multifamily group intervention for families exposed to trauma. Journal of Trauma and Stress, 23, 802–806. doi: 10.1002/jts.20587
Please check Canvas for online due July 3 - 11.59 pm
Interventions; Working With Children in an Agency Setting; Collaborative Language Based Systems
Read for this class: Metcalf-Chapter 6 Hoskins, M. (2011). Not-Knowing or Knowing Naught: Revisiting the Concept of Collaboration and Expertise in Child and Youth Care Practice. Child and Youth Services, 32, 124-134.
Open Dialogues
Continuation of Collaborative Language Based Systems
Read Metcalf-Chapter 7 & 8 Open Dialogues Continuation of Collaborative Language Based System Review of material Open large group discussions involving clinical skills, and therapist’s qualities for effectiveness from Relational and Collaborative practices to Group Therapy work.
Read for this class: Please go to https://www.taosinstitute.net/resources/manuscripts-for-downloading/manuscripts-taos-founders-board-members-associates. Scroll down to Harlene Anderson PhD Manuscripts, and click on the 5th manuscript on the list Listening, Hearing and Speaking: Brief Thoughts on the Relationship to Dialogue
Review of material
Open large group discussion involving clinical skills, and therapist's qualities for effectives from Relational and Collaborative practices to Group Therapy work
Activities in class
Review/Reflections of course and our learning experience
Portfolio Due