Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Groups (CBT)

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Cognitive behavioral therapy groups (CBT). Similar to psychodynamic and interpersonal groups, CBT groups are also closed groups. This method includes life skills training and exposure therapy techniques (Sloan et al., 2012). CBT groups focus on specific behavioral problems of patients such as anger, stress, or anxiety. These groups tend to last 12 to 16 sessions. Support groups. Patients are able to discuss their problems and stressors with other individuals through support groups. By giving and receiving emotional support and feedback, patients are able to enhance interpersonal connections (Sloan et al., 2012). Different from the previous groups, support groups remain open for new members to come and go as they please. These groups …show more content…

Trauma informed approaches use a cultural awareness and understanding of trauma that emphasizes the true impact of the victim’s trauma (Heffernan et al., 2014). The need for trauma-informed services is becoming more prominent in social services and treatment models (Hahn, Aldarondo, Silverman, McCormick & Koenen, 2015) The trauma informed approach has many positive advantages: increased trauma awareness, safety, rebuilds patient control, and uses a strength-based approach (Hopper, Bassuk & Olivet, 2009). The high level of mental and physical health problems is too high to ignore. Using the trauma informed approach highlights the importance of assessing the severity of the trauma and the therapy or evaluations needed for PTSD (Hossain et al., 2010). Regardless of the specific treatment used with the individual, one must recognize that psychoeducation, coping skills, trauma narratives, cognitive restructuring, and creating an action plan are a piece of the trauma-informed programs (Black, Woodworth, Tremblay & Carpenter, 2012). By implementing any of these practices within treatment, the helping professional should be able to help reduce the individual’s trauma-related symptoms (Black et al.,

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