Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy

Therapist-related feasibility of blended group therapy (bGT): Mixed methods study of a brief online- and mobile-supported group intervention for major depression (Preprint)

“…Observed effects correspond to earlier bGT depression studies [40,41,74], to benchmarking meta analyses on group therapy [75][76][77], and to recent group therapy trials in routine care [78,79]. Moreover, the current study expands these findings by indicating high treatment effects in a comparably short period of time; as guideline-based group CBT usually entails 15 -20 hour sessions [33].…”

“…As recommended by several guidelines (p. 372) [33], group sessions were held in a double trainer format which lasted 90 minutes each. One week after the last group session, the online post-assessment had to be filled out, and follow-up assessment took place three months later.…”

“…Psychological groups have a broad range of applications in inand outpatient settings [33]; and the spectrum ranges from informational groups, over psychoeducational groups, to group counselling and group psychotherapy [34]. So far, the feasibility of blended group therapy (bGT, syn.…”

An Exploratory Analysis of the Role of Interpersonal Styles in Eating Disorder Prevention Outcomes

“…This creates a group norm or expectation that regular participation occurs that is continuous throughout the duration of the program. It is suggested that the interaction of group members may be therapeutic in addition to the effects of the prevention program (DeLucia-Waack, Gerrity, Kalodner, & Riva, 2004). Prevention programs characterized by an interactive format are thought to provide an opportunity to improve interpersonal skills, which, in turn, may decrease negative emotions associated with interpersonal interactions thought to contribute to the development of eating disorders (Polivy & Federoff, 1997).…”

The Use of Active Group Interventions with Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury

“…Although there is accumulating evidence of the efficacy of group counseling, there is little mention of group counseling for persons with disabilities in several major rehabilitation texts (Gandy, Martin, & Hardy, 1999;Maki & Riggar, 1997;Roessler & Rubin, 1998;Rubin & Roessler 2001). However, chapters on TBI are in medical and psychological aspects of disability texts (Rosenthal & Ricker, 2000;Schwartz, 2002) A chapter on group counseling with persons with disabilities in a recently published group counseling handbook (DeLucia Waack et. al., 2004), and numerous articles in various journals have appeared on this topic.…”