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Recovery groups : a guide to creating, leading, and working with groups for addictions and mental health conditions /

This book focuses on community self-help and support groups specifically in the context of recovery movements in addiction and mental health care. The idea of groups of recovering people meeting together may seem like a simple one and not one requiring much effort and thought; however, as this book...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kurtz, Linda Farris (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Recovery Groups; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; preface; 1 Introduction; Part 1; 2 The Recovery Approach in Mental Health and Addiction; The Paradigm Shift From Medical Model to Recovery Model; Recovery Philosophy; Peer Helpers; Recovery Groups; 3 How Recovery Groups Differ From Other Kinds of Groups; Self-Help Ethos and Recovery Philosophy; Types of Groups; Self-Help and Support Groups; Psychotherapy and Task Groups; Ideal Types; Choosing a Group Type; 4 Groups for Addiction and Mental Health Conditions; Twelve-Step Groups for Addiction.
  • Non-Twelve-Step Groups for AddictionTwelve-Step Groups for Mental Health Conditions; Non-Twelve-Step Groups for Mental Health Conditions; Groups for Families and Friends; Part 2; 5 Connecting With Independent Self-Help Recovery Groups; Founders; Starting a Local Chapter; Linking People With Self-Help; Professional Leadership of Self-Help Groups; Ethical Issues Related to Linking to Self-Help by Professionals; 6 Facilitating Support Groups; The Preformation Stage; Who Needs the Group?; What Kind of Program Do You Want?; Do You Have Enough Potential Members?
  • Will the Group Be Time-Limited, or Will It Continue Indefinitely?Do You Have an Appropriate Meeting Place?; Who Will Lead the Group-a Member or a Professional/Staff Person?; Leadership; The Forming Stage; The Storming Stage; The Norming Stage; The Performing Stage; Problems That Come Up in Support Groups; Member Attrition and Absences; The Monopolizer; Bringing Outsiders to the Meeting; Inappropriate Emotional Expressions; Unwillingness to Risk in the Group; Leader Burnout; Postmeeting Upsets; Coming to the Meeting Drunk or High on Drugs; Diverse Populations Not Represented.
  • Confessions of Criminal Behavior7 How Recovery Groups Help; Cohesiveness; Universality; Instillation of Hope; Support; Giving Information and Advice; Achieving a Sense of Belonging; Making a Difference and Having a Sense of Mattering; Teaching Coping Methods; Identity Transformation; Becoming Empowered; Achieving Insight; Reframing; New Way of Life and Redefinition of Self; Encouraging Helping Factors; Avoiding Unhelpful Factors; 8 Analyzing a Group's Climate, Philosophy, and Structure; Social Climate in Groups; Group Philosophy or Worldview; Group Structure; Twelve-Step Meeting Structure.
  • 9 Who Needs a Group? The Process of AffiliationWho Comes Back; Being an Extrovert and Need for Affiliation; Openness to Spirituality; The Importance of Group Fit; Affiliation as a Process; Stages of Change-Readiness; Processes of Change; 10 Four Models of Self-Help Recovery Groups; Al-Anon Family Groups; History; Program; Research; Meeting Structure; Starting a Group; Recovery International; History; Program; Research; Meeting Structure; Starting a Group; Schizophrenics Anonymous; History; Program; Research; Meeting Structure; Starting a Group; Dual Recovery Anonymous; History.