Experiential Group Therapy By Allan J. Katz, Mary Hickam Bellofatto

Experiential Group Therapy Interventions With DBT By Allan J. Katz, Mary Hickam Bellofatto

Group therapists sporadically search for exercises, sometimes at the last minute, to fill up group time. This book is designed to be a therapist’s helper. Whether you’re doing warm-ups, teaching DBT skills, or group exercises, these proven experiential techniques will bring creativity and spontaneity to your groups or individual practice. These proven experiential exercises have been used successfully in treatment centers, group and individual therapy internationally to treat addictions and trauma, utilizing DBT skills as well as original educational topics. This workbook, in “cookbook” format, will contain concise plans for facilitating a group each day within a month’s cycle. There is a theme for each day with a DBT skill, psycho-educational materials, experiential exercises, warm ups and closings. Addictions and trauma often go hand in hand and psychodrama and experiential techniques are one of the preferred methods for treatment along with DBT.

When you purchase this book, and utilize the creative exercises, you will liven up your groups and help your clients go deeper into their feelings while teaching them proven skills to regulate emotions, interpersonal effectiveness and tolerating stress in healthy ways.

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Testimonials

Personal, relevant, and important is Mary Bellafato's and Allan Katz's strong message for anyone supporting others in seeking emotional freedom and deeper understanding in Experiential Group Therapy Interventions with DBT. I've had the opportunity to work closely with these two over the years and they not only bring an unmatched creativity, but are also grounded in clinical integrity. At Onsite, we work daily with emotional trauma and see firsthand the dramatic effect these conditions have when ineffectively treated. The tools Mary and Allen provide in this must-read book are a game changer for anyone working with or recovering from trauma. This book is an awakening to behavioral health and addiction professionals as these vital elements of the recovery process are often overlooked. Those looking for more than another self-help training surface guide should take the time to invest in this important and impactful resource.

Miles Adcox, CEO of Onsite Workshops

Creating an effective DBT-informed skills curriculum for milieu-based treatment can be a daunting task. Allan Katz and Mary Bellofatto have crafted a remarkably useful guide for clinicians wishing to utilize a DBT-informed experiential approach for the treatment of adults struggling with trauma and addiction. This book provides guidance from experienced clinicians who have assembled 30 well-crafted experiential lessons. I recommend this resource for anyone looking to establish or improve their skills in group therapy with this patient population.

Garry S. Del Conte, PsyD, Clinical Director, Daybreak Treatment Center

Experiential Group Therapy Interventions with DBT is a hands-on manual containing loads of creative and interactive exercises adapted from psychodrama, experiential therapy, NLP and more. The format describes each exercise clearly, identifies the DBT or other skill for which it is most useful, and shows how these exercises may be used in working with addictions and recovery groups. A therapist can integrate these exercises right into their DBT Skill groups as well as recovery and trauma groups. These exercises will prove useful for beginning clinicians as well as seasoned ones who are looking to develop a more interactive, experiential style.

Rebecca Walters, MS, TEP, Director of Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute

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