Group Exercises for Adolescents: A Manual for Therapists / Edition 2

by Susan E. Carrell, Thomas Keenan

Overview

The updated and expanded Second Edition of the best-selling Group Exercises for Adolescents contains six new exercises, together with a chapter on working with specialized groups

The "how to" manual provides both the foundation upon which to build for therapists new to groupwork and a fresh approach for experienced practitioners. It covers issues central to adolescence, including sex, emotionality, and family dynamics. Objectives for each exercise are included, together with examinations of possible pitfalls and problems. The manual provides a complete group program and can stand alone, or it can supplement an existing program.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761919537
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/20/2000
Series:	Group Therapy Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Susan Carrell, RN, MS, LPC, is a therapist in private practice in Allenspark, Colorado. Previously, she was the Episcopal Chaplain for Missouri State University and Drury University. She was a substance abuse counselor for adolescents in an inpatient treatment facility and a psychiatric nurse clinician for hospitalized adolescents. She has been the owner and director of a state-certified alcohol and drug education program for youth. She also facilitated groups for high-risk adolescents in public high schools. She is author of Group Exercises for Adolescents: A Manual for Therapists (Sage Publications, 1st Edition, 1993, 2nd Edition, 2000) The Therapist’s Toolbox: 26 Tools and an Assortment of Implements for the Busy Therapist (Sage Publications, 2001) and Escaping Toxic Guilt: 5 Proven Steps to Free Yourself from Guilt for Good (Mc Graw-Hill, 2008).

Table of Contents

PART ONE: ADOLESCENCE: THE DEVELOPMENTAL BLUEPRINT
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Terrible Twos and the Terrible Teens
Developmental Tasks of Adolescence
The Push-Pull of Adolescence
Five Polarities of Adolescence
PART TWO: GROUP THERAPY WITH ADOLESCENTS
By Hook or by Crook
Why Do Groups?
Fish or Cut Bait
Why Do Structured Groups?
Fact or Fantasy
The Good News
Grist for the Mill
The Dance of Discipline
Speaking the Language
Keeping the Peace
Horses of a Different Color
Difficult Group Members
A Case for Co-Therapy
The Keys to Success
Walking the Tightrope
You're Off and Running, But if You Stumble...
PART THREE: THE CURRICULUM
The Group Statement
Living with Community
Breaking the Ice
Highest Hopes/Deepest Fears
Dyads
Trust Walk
Pennies from Heaven
Bus Ride
Friendship 'Rocks'!
Living with Identity
Objects Like Me
Fish for a Thought
Old Me, New Me
Personal Value System and Self-Esteem
Hit Parade
T-Shirts
Living with Family
Family Sculpting
Survival Roles in a Family
A Psychodrama
Living with Sexuality
Boy-Girl Relationships
Through the Fishbowl
Sex
Everything You Were Afraid to Ask
Living with Emotionality
Alternatives to Anger
The Loss Cycle
A Model for Discussing Depression and Suicide
The Shame Game
Words that Wound
Love Letters
Living with Discovery
The Wizard
A Guided Imagery
Living with Chemicals
Chemical Dependence
The Disease Concept
Between Teens Playhouse
The Rise and Fall of One Good Guy