LibGuides: PSY628: Week 4 Resources

Week 4 Required Resources

Textbook

Your course textbook can be accessed via the DART eBook link in the Getting Started module.

Corey, G. (2023). Theory and practice of group counseling (10th ed.). CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing.

Chapter 5 (focus on pp. 87-94)
Chapter 16 (pp. 355-372),
Corey's Theory and Practice of Group Counseling provides a comprehensive overview of 10 group counseling theories, demonstrating their application and synthesizing aspects. Chapter 16 offers an integrative approach to Group Therapy.

Articles

Resist and Rise: A Trauma-informed Womanist Model for Group Therapy
Bryant-Davis, T., Fasalojo, B., Arounian, A., Jackson, K. L., & Leithman, E. (2024). Resist and rise: A trauma-informed womanist model for group therapy. Women & Therapy, 47(1), 34–57. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2021.1943114
Black, Indigenous, and other Women of Color (BIWOC) are at increased risk for interpersonal trauma, including racial trauma. Interpersonal trauma has potentially deleterious emotional, cognitive, physical, social, and spiritual consequences. European models of trauma recovery often end their process with coping strategies and meaning making; womanist psychology, which emerges from the cultural traditions of Black women’s experiences and wisdom, incorporates survivors’ adoption of resistance strategies to combat trauma and oppression. The authors present the Resist and Rise model for womanist trauma recovery groups, which frames each component as an act of resistance. Clinical, research, and policy implications are identified.
Psychodynamic Group Therapy with Hispanic Migrants
Leiderman, L. M. (2020). Psychodynamic group therapy with Hispanic migrants: Interpersonal, relational constructs in treating complex trauma, dissociation, and enactments. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 70(2), 162–182.
This article introduces an interpersonal, relational approach to group therapy for Hispanic migrants with significant histories of violence, abuse, multiple losses, and recurrent trauma. Psychodynamic group psychotherapy may help to address trauma symptoms, insecure/ disorganized attachment, grief, and isolation with newly arrived migrants. How the relational paradigm in group psychotherapy is contributing to current theories of complex trauma and dissociation is reviewed. Using this modality conveys the importance of examining trauma-driven enactments, dissociation and symbolization involving the members of the group, the group-as-a-whole, and the group leader. Clinical examples and group therapy interventions used to address powerful dissociative enactments are discussed.

In addition, to the required reading listed above, pick 1-2 articles to review from the list below.

Demarginalizing Stigmatized Identities of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals Through Affirmative Group Therapy
Chen, E. C., Boyd, D. M., & Cunningham, C. A. (2020). Demarginalizing stigmatized identities of transgender and gender nonconforming individuals through affirmative group therapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 70(4), 552–578.
This article highlights challenges – psychological, social, and interpersonal – confronting transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals in relation to their gender identity and expression. TGNC individuals are at risk for poor health due to societal stigma and stressors they face as a gender minority group. Further, TGNC individuals may experience stigma in different shapes and forms; specifically, stigma may occur as enacted, felt, internalized, and anticipated stigma. Affirmative group therapy is proposed as a strength-based and social justice–oriented approach for demarginalizing TGNC individuals’ stigmatized identity. Group therapists are called on to address how forms of stigma impact TGNC individuals within and outside of the group, provide validation and space for practicing disclosure, highlight their strengths and resilience, and serve as social justice advocates.
Solution-Focused Body-Mind-Spirit (SF-BMS) Group Therapy for Mental Health and Trauma Symptoms Among Asian American Youth: A Mixed Methods Pilot Evaluation
Eads, R. (2023). Solution-Focused Body-Mind-Spirit (SF-BMS) group therapy for mental health and trauma symptoms among Asian American youth: A mixed methods pilot evaluation. Families in Society: Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 104(4), 527–540.
Solution-focused and body-mind-spirit practices have shown promising evidence for addressing various mental health and trauma-related problems, though there is limited research regarding their joint application. In addition, Asian American youth are often underrepresented in social work intervention literature despite increasing risk of negative effects from anti-Asian hate and violence since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Solution-Focused Body-Mind-Spirit (SF-BMS) group therapy is a novel intervention approach with roots in traditional Eastern and postmodern Western philosophies that may be particularly applicable for the cross-cultural experience of second-generation immigrants from Southeast Asian countries. This study conducted a mixed methods pilot evaluation of SF-BMS group therapy with Asian American youth and found modest pre–post improvements in overall problems and qualitative evidence of the intervention’s acceptability.
“Walking in Two Worlds”: Toward an Indigenist Ecological Systems Model for Group Therapy
Fish, J., Hirsch, G., & Syed, M. (2022). “Walking in two worlds”: Toward an indigenist ecological systems model for group therapy. Counseling Psychologist, 50(5), 622–648.
Walking in two worlds is a common metaphor Indigenous peoples use to describe their experiences navigating the differences between Indigenous and Western epistemological and ontological worldviews across various contexts. Despite wide support for this phenomenon, there have been few attempts to address Indigenous–Western cultural incongruities through structural changes in counseling psychology, although as a profession, it is well equipped to do so. The authors propose for counseling psychology to move toward the Indigenist ecological systems model (IESM) as an integrative framework for promoting Indigenous epistemologies and ontologies in science and practice. They provide a brief overview of IESM and a direct application of the model through a case illustration of Walking in Two Worlds, a psychotherapy group for Indigenous peoples. With IESM, they describe creating an Indigenous informed clinical intervention that leverages Indigenous epistemologies and ontologies, prompting real ecological change. They conclude with implications IESM has for counseling psychology.
Compassion-focused Therapy Groups for People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Extended Pilot Study.
Goad, E. J., & Parker, K. (2021). Compassion-focused therapy groups for people with intellectual disabilities: An extended pilot study. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 25(4), 661-679.
People with intellectual disabilities who experience mental health difficulties often have high levels of self-criticism and shame. Compassion-focused therapy is a therapeutic modality effective in working with such feelings. This article follows on from a previous compassion-focused therapy group study exploring the impact of two compassion-focused therapy-based groups on how participants felt about themselves. Utilizing a mixed method design, the study illustrated that participants experienced higher levels of compassion and, overall, saw themselves more favorably by the end of the groups. They were also able to understand the basic concepts of compassion focused therapy which reinforced previous study findings, suggesting that it is adaptable and clinically useful for people with intellectual disabilities.

Videos

Documents

Week 4 Optional Resources

Corey, G. (2023). Theory and practice of group counseling (10th ed.). CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing.

Skim Part 2: Theoretical Approaches to Group Counseling (Chapters 6-15) throughout Weeks 2-4
These chapters will assist you with papers.

Restoring Hope and Dignity: Manual for Group Counseling
Center for Victims of Torture. (2016). Restoring hope and dignity: Manual for Group Counseling. Center for Victims of Torture.
The CVT group counseling model is intended for use in humanitarian or low-resourced settings with individuals who are experiencing marked distress and reduced daily functioning due to having experienced extreme stress related to war, torture or human rights violations. The specialized therapeutic intervention outlined in this manual is a 10-session group counseling model that should be delivered by trained local counselors who are receiving ongoing clinical supervision and training. This is an integrative group counseling intervention, combining effective, evidence-based therapeutic components from several therapeutic approaches.
Session 293: Black Women & The Superwoman Schema
Harden Bradford, J. (2024). Therapy for Black Girls podcast [podcast].
In this episode, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, shares that we often sing praises of the “strong Black woman,” but the moniker is a double-edged sword. Black women are strong, calm, and nurturing while constantly pushing aside our well-being and surviving in silence. There’s a name for this phenomenon, the Superwoman Schema or Syndrome. She's joined by Dr. Cheryl Woods- Giscombe, the woman who developed the groundbreaking conceptual framework to explore how Black women experience stress. Dr. Woods- Giscombe is a distinguished associate professor of quality of life, health promotion, and wellness at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on how stress leads to health disparities among African Americans. In their conversation, they discuss the origins of the Black “Superwoman” trope, how the effects of “Superwoman” syndrome show up in our everyday lives, and tips for those struggling with taking off their capes.
Session 250: The Dynamics of Black Women Working With Black Women Therapists
Harden Bradford, J. (2024). Therapy for Black Girls podcast [podcast].
In this episode, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford explores the idea of representation in the therapeutic setting. She shares, “If you’ve been contemplating working with a therapist, you may have found yourself wondering if working with another Black woman is the best choice for you. There are many reasons why this is a great choice but there is also a level of vulnerability in working with another sister that catches many by surprise.” In this session she is joined by Dr. Joy Beckwith and Dr. Ayanna Abrams, both psychologists in Atlanta, to dig a little deeper into the dynamic that can occur when Black women work with Black women therapists. They discussed some of the joys and challenges of working with Black women therapists, they shared some of their own experiences of working with Black women therapists, and discussed how you can advocate for yourself to ensure you’re getting what you need out of therapy.
HealTorture
HealTorture (2024). Healtorture.org.
HealTorture is the website of the National Capacity Building Project of The Center for Victims of Torture. They are funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Healing Invisible Wounds: Paths to Hope and Recovery in a Violent World
Mollica, R. F. (2008). Healing invisible wounds : Paths to hope and recovery in a violent world. Vanderbilt University Press.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024). The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
The UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (2024). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
The mission of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is to promote the health, well-being, and stability of refugees, unaccompanied children, and other eligible individuals and families, through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and strengths-based services. Their vision is for all new arrivals to be welcomed with equitable, high-quality services and resources so they can maximize their potential.
Midwifing—A Womanist Approach to Pastoral Counseling: Investigating the Fractured Self, Slavery, Violence, and the Black Woman
Thurmond-Malone, M. (2019). Midwifing—A Womanist Approach to Pastoral Counseling: Investigating the Fractured Self, Slavery, Violence, and the Black Woman. Pickwick Publications.