BODY TALKBODY TALK A T H E R A P Y G RO U P TO H E L P I M P ROV E B O DY I M AG E This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Anne Freed, LCSW, MSW | Private Practice February 20, 2020 DISCLOSE. Objectives At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Report how to start a group, what is required of the group, fees, documentation, and how to gather participants 2. Teach types of groups: Support, Therapy, Educational, Family, Opened and Closed 4. Describe collaborating with co-facilitator TYPES OF GROUPS *OPEN CLOSED SUPPORT THERAPY FAMILY EDUCATION This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA BECOMING A MEMBER OF… THE LGBTQ THERAPIST GUILD WOMEN IN PRIVATE PRACTICE Item 1. Item 2. Item 3. Item 4. Item 5. Item 6. Item 8. Item 9. Item 14. Item 15. Item 16. Item 18. Item 19. When you are with a group of people who are talking about a topic you feel strongly about, how likely are you to express your opinion? I like to share my feelings with others. I avoid talking in groups. I often feel like an outsider in group discussions. I typically dominate group discussions. I hardly ever say what I’m thinking when I’m with a group of people. When I first meet someone, I like to share things about myself, including quite personal things. I am very private and hardly ever share how I feel. I often contribute to group discussions. I am an open person. I am the life of a party. Others tend to see me as withdrawn. Payment Insurance may cover (depending on the plan) code: 90853 Participants may use cash, HMO cards, credit cards, and Venmo A discounted rate when a participant pays up front for all sessions We work with any participant who can’t afford the full price Documentation Follow your normal progress notes template. Whichever one you use — DAP, SOAP, GIRP, PAIP, or your own format — and make sure you include all those components in how the individual client acted, how they interacted with the group, how the group reacted to and interacted with them, how they influenced the group, and how the group influenced them. DON’T WRITE ANYTHING TWICE! This means you can sort of “cheat” a little in group progress notes, and this is where you start saving time. How? Well as you work with the group you might provide a therapeutic intervention for the whole group, and you definitely don’t need to write that five or ten times. Write it once, and then copy and paste into everyone’s individual counseling note. So you’ll have a portion of the progress note that deals with the whole group counseling session (interventions you provided, the things you did that apply to everyone) and another few sentences specific to that individual client. 2. The behavior is the subconscious trying to protect political. Who benefits in diet culture? 5. We toss the BMI and…… This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC •When someone speaks in a group their words echo in her/his mind more loudly •*The fact that some people vie for attention and some don’t could be childhood family dynamics of helplessness and competition between siblings or lack of attention from parents. •An opportunity to build bridges and connection. (people with eating and body issues tend to isolate and feel lonely. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Beeskin, John,( 2011/04)Procedure and guidelines for group therapy, Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy Hooks, Bell, (2014) Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center. Routledge Ormont, Louis, R. (1992) The Group Therapy Experience: From Theory To Practice. Group Counseling Notes: what you need to know (02/14/20) My Digital Maven: https/www.gaprep.com/blog/group.couseling