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Those participating in group therapy know that there are five separate models of group sessions you may enroll in. A proficient and knowledgeable treatment specialist and group therapy model can offer significant benefits, but each specific model will fit each particular need. Therefore, some group therapy programs will use several models during the meetings as they shift from one model to another.
This form of group therapy’s primary focus is to educate members on mental health, substance use, related behaviors, and consequences. These meetings are held in a classroom-like setting, and the material will be presented through either lecture, audio, or video format.
Psychoeducational groups are helpful for many scenarios as they teach members:
In these groups, the leader will act as a teacher. The material presented will be more specific to members of the group and their particular needs. Skill development groups are more structured on the members communicating with each other than only the leader talking to them.
Skill development group sessions will center on skills that contribute to the member’s ability to remain sober. Potential skill development group topics include:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based therapy style that treats patients with the assumption that negative behaviors are acquired and strengthened over time. Modifying these behaviors means the patient must change their thoughts, feelings, and actions that contribute to substance abuse. Users beat themselves up by telling themselves they’re not strong enough to get clean. By altering negative thoughts and feelings, the patient can begin the changes required to support recovery.
To achieve these changes, cognitive-behavioral therapy groups will.
A support group’s primary focus is to offer understanding and care to all group members. This support comes from the group leader and is passed on from each member to another. The group leader will help each member to improve their interpersonal skills while sharing experiences, engaging in group discussions, and assisting other members with the challenges they face.
The treatment therapist will illustrate the level of communication, model respectful conversation, and provide positive support.
Interpersonal process groups strive to heal group members through psychodynamics, meaning how they operate psychologically. The group leader will take notes and process:
A focus is on childhood concerns and emotional development that, when remaining unresolved, lead to impulsivity, bad decision-making, and harmful coping skills. However, it’s possible to improve their judgment by resolving these issues through treatment.
With interpersonal group therapy, the content covered in each therapy session is secondary. Instead, the group leader observes how each group member is behaving and socializing in the present and how their past impacts their present.
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Effective Date 03/01/2024 | Expiration Date: 02/28/2026