Irvin Yalom Inpatient Group Psychotherapy Video – For more information about this video, visit www.psychotherapy.net Volume II in this Yalom group therapy series shows Dr. Yalom in action conducting a group session in an inpatient psychiatric setting, based on an adaptation of his Interpersonal Model of group psychotherapy. This highly structured approach helps to contain rather than escalate client anxiety, and can be adapted to work with a wide range of lower to mid-functioning populations in diverse clinical settings. The full video shows a group session presented in three main segments: Orientation, Agenda Formation, and Agenda Filling.

 

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Providing students more access to psychiatrists is imperative, but it is also just as critical to remove negative stereotypes associated with mental illness, said Jen Robinson, co-president of mental health advocacy group Active Minds. “Therapy should …
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What heals traumatized kids? Answers are lacking

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Besides the December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, other recent tragedies involving young survivors or witnesses include the fatal shooting last month of a 15-year-old Chicago girl gunned down in front of a group of friends …
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