When Talking Won't Work: Implementing Experiential Group Activities With Addicted Clients

Traditional talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioral techniques, are often ineffective when working with addicted clients for many reasons. By tapping into the power of the group modality, experiential activities can serve as a powerful facilitator of insight and behavior change. The authors...

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Published inThe Journal for specialists in group work Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 43 - 67
Main Authors Hagedorn, W. Bryce, Hirshhorn, Meredith A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2009
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
addicted clients
Addictive Behavior
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
Client Characteristics
Cognition
Drug addicts
experiential activities
Experiential Learning
Group Activities
Group Dynamics
group process
Group therapy
group work
Literature Reviews
psychodrama
Psychotherapy
Substance abuse treatment
Therapeutic Environment
Therapy
Work Groups
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Summary:Traditional talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioral techniques, are often ineffective when working with addicted clients for many reasons. By tapping into the power of the group modality, experiential activities can serve as a powerful facilitator of insight and behavior change. The authors provide a brief review of the literature followed by the presentation of three effective exercises for groups of addicted clients.
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ISSN:0193-3922
1549-6295
DOI:10.1080/01933920802600832