Group-Centered Prevention in Mental Health, 1st ed. 2015 Theory, Training, and Practice
Auteur : Clanton Harpine Elaine
This book presents the concept of group-centered prevention and provides explanations and exercises for learning the method and teaching it to others. Detailed studies offer evidence for the continuing importance of prevention in mental well-being and distinguishes group-centered prevention from other group interventions by its ability to resolve incipient mental health issues and emotional problems. Case examples with adults, children, couples, and others demonstrate successful uses of group-centered techniques as well as illustrate the problems that arise in group settings. The book's ready-to-apply training exercises give prospective group leaders practice in starting new groups, fostering cohesion, integrating therapeutic factors into sessions, and other core skills.
Featured topics include:
- Group-centered prevention in contrast with other group interventions.
- Characteristics of effective leaders in group-centered prevention.
- Benefits of prevention groups as opposed to those gained in counseling and therapy.
- Key constructs of self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation in group-centered prevention.
- Stages of development in new groups.
- Formats for developing training exercises.
Group-Centered Prevention in Mental Health is an essential resource for scientist-practitioners, clinicians, and researchers as well as graduate students in such disciplines as school psychology, social work, and public health. Its educational uses span classroom, workshop, and training settings across the health and healing disciplines.
Elaine Clanton Harpine, Ph.D., is a motivational psychologist specializing in group-centered motivational program design. She has 43 years of experience designing and conducting motivational prevention programs for children and youth. Dr. Clanton Harpine earned her doctorate in Educational Psychology, Counseling from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Her research for the past 13 years has focused on using group-centered interventions with at-risk readers. Dr. Clanton Harpine designed the motivational reading program called, Camp Sharigan, which she has used extensively in her work and research. She also designed the Reading Orienteering Club after-school prevention program and 4-Step Method for teaching at-risk children to read. Her research with these programs has been published in psychological journals and reported through presentations at the American Psychological Association's annual conventions.
In recent years, Dr. Clanton Harpine has been teaching Group Therapy and Counseling, Lifespan Development and Human Growth and Development at the University of South Carolina Aiken and is continuing her research with group-centered prevention. She is the editor for the “Prevention Corner” column, which appears quarterly in The Group Psychologist. She was selected for inclusion in Who’s Who of American Women, 2006-2014, for her work with children in inner-city neighborhoods and at-risk communities.
Addresses theoretical principles underlying group-centered prevention practice
Describes detailed training techniques for scientist-practitioners and clinicians in group-centered counseling
Explores group-centered prevention across health, school and family settings
Provides ready-to-implement training sessions for mastering group principles
Offers recommendations for ensuring successful outcomes of prevention groups
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Date de parution : 10-2016
Ouvrage de 165 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
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Ajouter au panierDate de parution : 07-2015
Ouvrage de 165 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Thèmes de Group-Centered Prevention in Mental Health :
Mots-clés :
Assigned character roles in group-centered prevention; Cohesive group interaction; Community-based conflict prevention; Effective interactions in group-centered prevention; Extrinsic motivation in group-centered prevention; Group centered prevention in family settings; Group centered prevention in health and medical settings; Group process and group prevention; Group-centered prevention and marriage counseling; Group-centered prevention in school settings; Group-centered prevention training for counselors