Long-Term Group Nature-Assisted Therapy for Veterans Diagnosed with Chronic PTSD

Social Work with Groups Pub Date : 2023-02-10 DOI:10.1080/01609513.2023.2173358

Shai Shorer, Maitri Shacham, B. Bloch

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among veterans. However, many veterans who deal with this condition avoid therapy, and innovative therapeutic solutions are needed. The current article presents a case study of combining nature and group therapy in a long-term, group adventure therapy program for veterans with chronic PTSD. Qualitative data were collected during four focus groups with 10 participants. Thematic content analysis was employed to conceptualize this intervention’s therapeutic components. Three main themes were identified, highlighting how this program enhanced participants’ skills in coping with PTSD avoidance symptoms, because group relations constituted a platform for promoting rehabilitation efforts. Nature was described as a pivotal curative factor, providing added value to this therapeutic model. These findings suggest nature-assisted therapy is a promising supplementary intervention, particularly for clients who fail to gain sufficient improvement via other individual or trauma-focused therapies.

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诊断为慢性创伤后应激障碍的退伍军人的长期团体自然辅助治疗

创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)在退伍军人中很常见。然而，许多处理这种情况的退伍军人避免治疗，需要创新的治疗方案。当前的文章提出了一个案例研究，结合自然和团体治疗在一个长期的，团体冒险治疗计划的退伍军人慢性创伤后应激障碍。定性数据收集在四个焦点小组10名参与者。主题内容分析用于概念化该干预的治疗成分。确定了三个主要主题，强调该计划如何提高参与者应对PTSD回避症状的技能，因为群体关系构成了促进康复努力的平台。自然被描述为一个关键的治疗因素，为这种治疗模式提供了附加价值。这些发现表明，自然辅助疗法是一种很有希望的辅助干预，特别是对于那些通过其他个人或创伤治疗未能获得足够改善的客户。

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Social Work with Groups Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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1.30

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0.00%

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期刊介绍： Social Work with Groups is a unique quarterly journal of community and clinical practice, and an important reference publication for those in the social work profession who value and seek to understand the small group. The journal addresses the issues of group work in psychiatric, rehabilitative, and multipurpose social work and social service agencies; crisis theory and group work; the use of group programs in clinical and community practice; and basic group competencies for all social work professionals. The contributions reflect a sophisticated knowledge of the use of the group as a learning medium and a highly developed understanding of instructional technology in the teaching of social group work knowledge and skills.