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TIP 41 Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy - Group Leadership, Concepts and Techniques

About the Course

This course focuses on group leadership concepts and techniques. It includes: The Group Leader personal qualities leading groups concepts, techniques, and considerations; interventions; transference and countertransference; resistance in group confidentiality; biopsychosocial and spiritual framework— treating the whole person; integrating care management of the group, and managing other common problems.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, TIP 41 Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy – Group Leadership, Concepts and Techniques created by SAMHSA in 2017.

Publication Date

2017

Course Material Author

SAMHSA

SAMHSA authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

L.A. Rankin

L.A. Rankin is a social worker with experience in many different settings with a variety of clients. She has worked with dementia and Alzheimers patients, dual diagnosis MH/MR, in a battered women’s shelter, and a rape crisis center. She also has 11 years of experience as a child protective social worker, where she earned certificates in domestic abuse/family violence and substance abuse.

Recommended For

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Acknowledge there are personal qualities for a group leader, which can be developed over time.
  2. Identify group concepts, techniques, considerations, and transference and countertransference.
  3. Recognize that 12-step programs and group therapy are compatible.

Availability

This course is available starting Oct 2nd, 2019 and expires Jan 4th, 2037

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

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Course Number 102562
3 CE credit hours
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  • Reading-Based Online
Exam Fee $17.91
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