Role playing by social work students as family members and therapists in a simulated family situation provides a stimulating learning experience for the participants and the student audience. (MS)

Describes a model of group intervention as one of the preventive therapeutic tools for children of addicts. This article deals with the characteristics of children of addicts, the group intervention model with reference to the group framework, and the work carried out with the group, as well as its evaluation. The evaluation indicated positive…

Multiple Family Group Therapy has been identified as a viable treatment model for a variety of client populations. A combination of family systems theories and therapeutic group factors provide the opportunity to explore multiple levels of intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships between families. This article depicts a Multiple Family Group…

Tested initial effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy for binge eating. Female nonpurging binge eaters (n=44) were randomized to treatment or control groups. At posttreatment, significant difference was found, with 79 percent of treatment subjects reporting abstinence from binge eating and 94 percent decrease in binge eating compared with…

This short essay encourages speech-language pathologists to consider cooperative learning as a useful tool for group therapy situations. (Author)

Reviews relevant issues in clinical social group practice including group versus individual treatment, group work advantages, approach rationale, group conditions for change, worker role in group, group composition, group practice technique and method, time as group work dimension, pretherapy training, group therapy precautions, and group work…

Describes a pilot project offering a Western-style anxiety-management group to Bangladeshi women in Tower Hamlets. Issues related to language, expectations, family involvement, therapists' self-disclosure and boundaries, and the choice of outcome measure are fully described in a transcultural setting. (JPS)

Reviews descriptive and experimental research relating to the eating disorder known as bulimia nervosa. Reviews outcome studies of group treatment of bulimia to examine the effectiveness of group intervention. Provides recommendations for practice and future research. (Author/PVV)

Process was related to intermediate and posttreatment outcomes for 34 patients undergoing multimodal group therapy. Exploratory time series analysis suggested that process variable effects differed with phase of therapy. Emotionally warm bond appeared to occur between patient and therapist in sessions prior to therapist-rated improvement. Patient…

Describes a dream work focus for six-week growth groups. Procedures for working with members' dreams are examined in relation to group process and group development. Ethical considerations, cautions, and potential use of dream work as an intervention in other kinds of groups are discussed. (Author/GCP)

Reports on the use of storytelling with chronically mentally ill, hard-to-treat individuals in a maximum-security hospitalization setting. Describes briefly the use of several fairy tales, and notes their usefulness in group as well as individual therapy. (SR)

The current trial examined the value of modifying empirically validated treatment for childhood anxiety for application via written materials for parents of anxious children. Two hundred sixty-seven clinically anxious children ages 6-12 years and their parents were randomly allocated to standard group treatment, wait list, or a bibliotherapy…

Students at the "ABD" stage of graduate school often struggle with isolation that may retard-or block-their efforts to produce a successful doctoral dissertation. This paper describes a therapy group, offered as part of a university counseling service, that seemed helpful in countering that isolation, and in helping members forge ahead…

This article profiles Jacob Levy Moreno, the founder of this journal. He was born in 1889 in Romania, but moved to Vienna with his parents when he was four years of age. By all accounts, Moreno as a child was brilliant, spontaneous, creative and, presaging his later successes, was fascinated by relationships, first with his brothers and sisters,…

In Minnesota treatment, the therapists aim at breaking clients' denial to encourage them to accept their addiction. However, the confrontation is risky since, instead of making the patient ready for a change, it may strengthen resistance against the diagnosis of addiction and the treatment recommendations. We will explore the role of laughter in…