{"product_id":"conducting-effective-and-productive-psychoeducational-and-therapy-groups-a-guide-for-beginning-group-leaders-paperback","title":"Conducting Effective and Productive Psychoeducational and Therapy Groups: A Guide for Beginning Group Leaders - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNina W. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConducting Effective and Productive Psychoeducational and Therapy Groups offers a four-part structure designed to prepare future and beginning group leaders for the challenges that lie ahead: Getting Started, Encouraging Productivity, Troubleshooting\/Problem Solving, and Closures. Along the way, readers will find practical, step-by-step instructions and guidance; activities to promote involvement, growth, and self-understanding; as well as processes and procedures to prevent and resolve difficult behaviors. Also included are 40+ activities, a typology of difficult member profiles, strategies to increase leader effectiveness, and a chapter on toxicity among groups as well as group members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNina W. Brown, EdD, \u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor and eminent scholar at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. She received her doctorate from the College of William and Mary and is a member of the American Counseling Association, the Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy (APA Division 49), and a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. Her 30+ books include \u003ci\u003eTeaching Group Dynamics\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eExpressive Processes for Group Counseling\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGroup Counseling for Middle and Elementary School Children\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePsychoeducational Groups\u003c\/i\u003e (now in its fourth edition); \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Group Leader\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFacilitating Challenging Groups\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Creative Activities for Group Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e. Books on other topics include \u003ci\u003eThe Destructive Narcissistic Pattern\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Self-Absorbed\u003c\/i\u003e (two editions); \u003ci\u003eLoving the Self-Absorbed\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Coping with Infuriating, Mean, Critical People\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487305253042,"sku":"9781138209565","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f221323306d0a6acda6d3ff0e86ae626.webp?v=1779331055","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/conducting-effective-and-productive-psychoeducational-and-therapy-groups-a-guide-for-beginning-group-leaders-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}