Nathaniel G Wade, Corrine M Schwarting, Haley E Williamson
{"title":"Therapeutic Groups to Help People Forgive Others: A Case Study.","authors":"Nathaniel G Wade, Corrine M Schwarting, Haley E Williamson","doi":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2357564","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2357564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Most people have been harmed by another at some point in their lives. Many of these hurts linger in the lives of those who were hurt, through anger, fear, and rumination. Forgiving others, when it is safe and prudent to do so, can be one route toward healing these past hurts. Group therapy has specific strengths that might help people to effectively forgive others. One of those strengths is the creation of therapeutic factors. In the current paper we discuss how group forgiveness interventions and the development of three specific therapeutic factors (universality, cohesion, and altruism) can help to promote forgiveness. We review prior work on forgiveness interventions in group therapy, focused on effectiveness generally. We then provide an applied case study of a specific group that used Worthington's REACH Forgiveness model. In this case study we highlight the themes of universality, cohesion, and altruism to illustrate the benefit of forgiveness interventions in group therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":46441,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Group Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"365-385"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141447304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spirituality, Security, Compassion, and Play: Innovative Ways Group Psychotherapy Addresses Human Suffering","authors":"Cheri Marmarosh","doi":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2333680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207284.2024.2333680","url":null,"abstract":"We are surrounded by trauma, grief, pandemics, health care inequality, poverty, climate change, and social injustice, not to mention increases in suicide, depression, and loneliness. How can group ...","PeriodicalId":46441,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Group Psychotherapy","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140572997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura E. Captari, Elise Ji Young Choe, Sarah A. Crabtree, Steven J. Sandage, Judith A. Gerstenblith, Laura B. Stein, Kristen R. Hydinger, George Stavros
{"title":"The Development and Feasibility of a Novel Group Intervention to Support Helping Professionals in Metabolizing Suffering and Engaging Strengths: The CHRYSALIS Program","authors":"Laura E. Captari, Elise Ji Young Choe, Sarah A. Crabtree, Steven J. Sandage, Judith A. Gerstenblith, Laura B. Stein, Kristen R. Hydinger, George Stavros","doi":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2329565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207284.2024.2329565","url":null,"abstract":"This feasibility study reports on the development and initial evaluation of a novel online intervention for helping professionals (HPs; i.e. mental health professionals, chaplains, clergy) designed...","PeriodicalId":46441,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Group Psychotherapy","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140572993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spiritually Integrated Group Psychotherapy for First Responders: Forgiveness, Trauma, and Alcohol Use.","authors":"Caroline C Kaufman, David H Rosmarin","doi":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2322500","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2322500","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>First responders (e.g. firefighters, law enforcement, paramedics, corrections officers) experience high rates of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD). Despite the relevance of both spirituality and forgiveness to PTSD and AUD among first responders, spiritually integrated group interventions for this population are rare. This article discusses a forgiveness session of a spiritually integrated group psychotherapy protocol for first responders (SPIRIT-FR) in acute psychiatric care. This brief group psychotherapy intervention includes (a) psychoeducation about the intersection of PTSD, AUD, and forgiveness (b) discussion of the relevance of forgiveness to PTSD and AUD, and (c) the integration of spiritual beliefs and behaviors to move toward forgiveness. We discuss relevant clinical theory as well as the potential clinical application of this protocol.</p>","PeriodicalId":46441,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Group Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"217-243"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11062829/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140159258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Audrey Kucer, Olivia J Derella, Anna Kilbride, Amanda Zayde
{"title":"Therapeutic Alliance and Group Cohesion Across Telehealth Delivery of Mentalizing-focused Parenting Groups.","authors":"Audrey Kucer, Olivia J Derella, Anna Kilbride, Amanda Zayde","doi":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2319627","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2319627","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study assessed changes in therapeutic alliance and group cohesion among parents/primary caregivers enrolled in Connecting and Reflecting Experience (CARE), a short-term, group-based, mentalizing-focused parenting program designed to support a diverse community facing socioeconomic and health disparities. Caregivers (N = 44) experiencing parenting stress or parent-child relational challenges were recruited from their children's outpatient psychiatry clinic to participate in one of nine 12-session telehealth CARE groups. Caregivers completed the Working Alliance Inventory-Short Revised and the Therapeutic Factors Inventory Cohesiveness subscale after CARE Sessions 1 and 12. Ratings of group cohesion and therapeutic bond with facilitators increased significantly across treatment. Findings indicate that caregivers from underserved families with high levels of parenting stress experienced an increase in group cohesion and therapeutic alliance throughout a telehealth adaptation of CARE.</p>","PeriodicalId":46441,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Group Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"122-148"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11088874/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140185964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dana Azani Sadka, Netanel Zingboim, Phillip R Shaver, Mario Mikulincer
{"title":"Security-enhancement Processes within Group Settings: Revising Insecure Working Models of Attachment During Playful Group Interactions.","authors":"Dana Azani Sadka, Netanel Zingboim, Phillip R Shaver, Mario Mikulincer","doi":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2314758","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2314758","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>According to attachment theory and research, a supportive social or therapeutic group can assuage relational worries and promote members' sense of attachment security (or felt security, confidence that others will be supportive when needed), which is crucial for sustaining goal pursuit, social relations, and mental health. As yet, however, little is known about the group provisions that move attachment-insecure members toward greater security. In this article, we propose that the Attachment Security Enhancement Model, which was originally developed to explain attachment processes within couples, can also explain security enhancement in group settings. Within this framework, we first conceptualize the specific group provisions that are critical for fostering security among attachment-insecure members. We then discuss how a particular kind of group interactions-playful ones-might facilitate security-enhancement processes, and we present a clinical vignette illustrating the therapeutic value of such interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46441,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Group Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"98-121"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140029264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Compassion Focused Therapy for Groups: Transdiagnostic Treatment for Turbulent Times","authors":"David M. Erekson, Derek Griner, Mark E. Beecher","doi":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2314278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207284.2024.2314278","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of compassion has a centuries-long history as a pillar of philosophical and religious discourse as a response to human suffering. More recently, Paul Gilbert, the founder of Compassion ...","PeriodicalId":46441,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Group Psychotherapy","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140035356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Work of Overcoming Racism/White Supremacy","authors":"Ronald E. Hopson","doi":"10.1080/00207284.2023.2290610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207284.2023.2290610","url":null,"abstract":"Utilizing the work of Wilfred Bion, Harry Stack Sullivan, and other theorists and practitioners, as well as philosophers and students of race in America, this article argues that racism/white supre...","PeriodicalId":46441,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Group Psychotherapy","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139498783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Large Group Identity, Psychological Borders, and Unofficial Diplomacy","authors":"Vamik D. Volkan","doi":"10.1080/00207284.2023.2290612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207284.2023.2290612","url":null,"abstract":"The current paper is an invited keynote from the 2023 Connect conference of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. The author describes the large group identity and how it develops alongside...","PeriodicalId":46441,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Group Psychotherapy","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139412264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patients' Perspective on the Important Therapeutic Factors in Integrated Systemic Group Therapy: A Phenomenological Approach.","authors":"Antonia Dona Papastylianou, Tasos Travasaros","doi":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2303087","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00207284.2024.2303087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This qualitative research refers to the patients' perspective on the therapeutic factors operating in long-term group therapy of an integrated systemic orientation (ISO). Semi-structured interviews of members of two long-term ISO psychotherapy groups were conducted in three phases: the first, second, and third year of their group psychotherapy. The research sample consisted of 13 participants. The data was analyzed through an interpretative phenomenological analysis. The results confirmed the classification of Yalom's therapeutic factors. However, an additional therapeutic factor emerged, the \"development of pluralistic perspectives\" that appears more clearly from the second year of therapy onward. Moreover, from the second year onward, the categories \"existential factors\" and \"interpersonal learning\" get strengthened. Limitations and future directions are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46441,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Group Psychotherapy","volume":" ","pages":"33-77"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140050595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}