Reference no: EM133192250
Overview:
For this assignment, you will analyze a small group using Yalom's 10 Therapeutic Factors (see Table 1).
Directions:
1. Observe a psychoeducation or a therapy group session at your clinical site.(group psychotherapy sessionin hospital setting)
2. Analyze the group process using Yalom's 10 therapeutic factors. You must assess ALL ten factors for this assignment.
3. Analysis:
Section 1:
1. Identify the therapeutic factor and explain how it was present during the group session. Provide as much subjective and objective data as you can to support your observations. For example, did one or more of the group members say something? Did you observe a specific behavior?
2. If you did not observe the therapeutic factor, explain why you think it was absent. Next, identify at least one strategy you could you use in a group session to facilitate the therapeutic factor.
Section 2:
1. Identify and describe the strategies used by the group leader to elicit each therapeutic factor and explain how they employed the strategy. For example, did they use a specific group exercise? Did they use open-ended questions?
TABLE1: THERAPEUTIC FACTORS (YALOM & LESZCZ, 2005).
THERAPEUTIC FACTOR
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DEFINITION
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Universality
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Members recognize that other members share similar feelings, thoughts, and problems
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Altruism
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Members gain a boost to self-concept through extending help to other group members
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Installation of hope
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Member recognizes that other members' success can be helpful, and they develop optimism for their own improvement
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Imparting information
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Education or advice provided by the therapist or group members
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Corrective recapitulation of primary family experience
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Opportunity to reenact critical family dynamics with group members in a corrective manner
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Development of socializing techniques
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The group provides members with an environment that fosters adaptive and effective communication
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Imitative behavior
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Members expand their personal knowledge and skills through the observation of Group members' self-exploration, working through and personal development
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Cohesiveness
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Feelings of trust, belonging and togetherness experienced by the group members
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Interpersonal learning output
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Members provide an environment that allows members to interact in a more adaptive manner
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Self-understanding
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Members gain insight into psychological motivation underlying behavior and emotional reactions
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