Group Psychotherapy: Exercises at Hand—Volume 1
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Mr. de Souza has a strong theoretical foundation in a number of therapeutic and intervention modalities and is committed to bringing about effective and practical results in patients’ lives. He has strong patient’s assessment, patient’s management, and documentation skills. Mr. de Souza is a licensed mental health counselor who works in a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). Mr. de Souza conducts group psychotherapy sessions in English and Spanish for dual diagnosis and geriatric patients. He provides clinical consultation to the program director regarding patients’ mental status, provides quality assurance work for appropriate documentation in coordination with other professional team members. Also, he conducts and supervises specialized group psychotherapy sessions and treatment for dual diagnosis patients, performs psychosocial assessments and treatment plans, reviews patients’ progress and pertinent information on patients’ ongoing treatment, provides discharge assessment and coordinates discharge plans with physician, living situation, and community resources. Through his experience as a psychotherapist and excellent organizational skills, he has developed and implemented many innovative exercises to various group therapies. His diverse collection of exercises to group therapies have been specially organized and designed to help any professional to perform a group psychotherapy session with minimal effort, creative ideas, and excellent therapeutic results.
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About the Book
Group Psychotherapy: Exercises at Hand is a three-volume series that provides concise, creative, and systematic approaches for beginners and seasoned professionals practicing group psychotherapy sessions. The customizable group session models apply and improve psychotherapy techniques by employing notes based on real-world settings. Each group session model provides valuable suggestions for group interactions, therapeutic interventions, and treatments. The Exercises at Hand series includes practical, reliable, and structured techniques and exercises that will enable you to • implement ready-to-use exercises in both outpatient and inpatient situations; • utilize innovative exercises for group psychotherapy sessions for professionals working in community mental health centers, hospitals, jails, group homes, shelters, or private settings; • conduct group psychotherapy sessions through uniquely organized topics and exercises; • set high standards for documentation using flexible and updated models of real group sessions. Group Psychotherapy: Exercises at Hand offers some of the best-organized materials available on the market. These volumes present an abundant collection of topics and exercises designed to cover the full spectrum of group psychotherapy. Each topic and corresponding exercise has been meticulously created and organized in a logical sequence to make your work as the group leader easy and effective. Enhance the progress of your patients by helping them gain better understanding about themselves and make positive changes in their lives.
About the Author
Vacir de Souza, LMHC, CAP, CFAE, is a psychotherapist at Greater Miami Behavioral Health Care Center in Miami, Florida, with over fourteen years of group therapy experience. De Souza received his BA in psychology from Universidade Estadual de Londrina in Brazil and his MS in community counseling education from Florida International University.