LibGuides: ADC265: Module 1 Resources

Module 1 Required Resources

Textbook

Addictions Counseling Today: Chapter 7: Couples, Family, Group, and Mutual Support Groups

Alderson, Kevin G. (2019). Addictions Counseling Today. SAGE Publications, Inc. (US).

In Chapter 7, Alderson summarizes the types of groups, basics of group dynamics, stages in group work, limitations of group counseling, and practical suggestions for forming and leading a group. He also describes two popular couples counseling and three family counseling approaches with substantial empirical support and others that have minimal empirical support with addictions. He provides an excellent summary and comparison of mutual support groups popular in addiction treatment and recovery processes. Chapter 7 also provides some helpful tools in the appendices dealing with the needs and wants of each partner in a relationship, conflict resolution, and the common mistakes made by couples and family counselors.

Addictions Counseling Today

Articles

Differences Between Individual, Group, and Couples Therapy
Differences Between Individual, Group, and Couples Therapy
Tomasula, D. (2015). Psychology Today.
Dr. Tomasula provides excellent insight, in a brief Psychology Today article on the key differences between individual, group, and couples therapy.

Videos

Group Counseling Common Mistakes

Drs. Chris Schimmel and Ed Jacobs discuss common mistakes in group counseling from an Impact Therapy point of view based on their book, Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills.

Introduction to Group Counseling in Substance Use Treatment

Group counseling, in which multiple participants gather at the same time with a trained facilitator(s) to work on identified treatment goals, is a predominant intervention in substance use treatment. Group counseling is not only helpful in an economy of scale (meaning you can treat more people at the same time), at least one study has shown that clients in substance use treatment who engage primarily in group counseling rather than individual counseling had higher rates of program completion and achievement of treatment goals (Panas, Caspi, Fournier, & McCarty, 2003).

My Advice to Early Career Group Therapists: Irvin Yalom, MD

AGPA Connect 2015 Conference Opening Plenary Address featuring Dr. Irvin Yalom: "My Advice to Early Career Group Therapists and Reminders for those with More Experience on How Learning Never Ends." This presentation will cover insights and understandings that Dr. Yalom has acquired through his years as a group therapist and discussion concerning where he believes the field of group therapy is headed.

Optional Video Resources

Leading Counseling Groups with Adults: A Demonstration of the Art of Engagement
This seminar presents a series of group counseling sessions and highlights the art of engagement.
Impact Therapy: Group Counseling -- Essential Skills That Make Groups More Productive
In this recorded workshop, Drs. Ed Jacobs and Christine Schimmel spell out in clear detail what it takes to be an effective group leader in agencies and schools. They open with a brief discussion of how impact therapy, which is an active, creative, multisensory, theory-driven approach to counseling, can be applied in groups. They next discuss what they believe are essential group counseling skills. The first set of skills presented are clarity of purpose, generating and building interest and energy in groups, and essential skills for beginning and closing groups. The next set of skills discussed and demonstrated are varying the format, use of eyes and voice, understanding the focus, how to set the proper tone, and how to plan effective groups. The last set of essential skills includes cutting off, drawing out, the use of theories in groups, and how to work with individuals in a group setting.