MENTAL HEALTH NURSING PRESENTATION ON- "GROUP THERAPY"

1. Prepared By-
Deepika Marylyn Augustus
PB.B.Sc 2nd Year
Era College Of Nursing
Era University

2. INTRODUCTION
Group psychotherapy is a
form of psychological
therapy in which one or more
therapists treat a small group
of clients together as a group.

3. DEFINITION
Group therapy is a treatment
in which carefully selected
people who are emotionally
ill meet in a group guided by
a trained therapist and help
one another effect
personality change.

4. AIM OF GROUP THERAPY
To help the patient to solve
the emotional difficulties
and to encourage the
personal development in the
group.

5. SELECTION OF GROUP
 Homogenous group
 Personality disorder
 Family and couples

6. GROUP SIZE
Optimal size for group therapy is
8 to 10 members.
FREQUENCY & LENGTH
Once a week for 45-60 minutes.

7. PRINCIPLES OF GROUP THERAPY
 Universality
 Altruism
 Instillation of hope
 Imparting information
 Corrective recapitulation of the primary family
experience
 Development of socializing techniques
 Cohesiveness
 Imitative behaviour
 Existential factors
 Catharsis
 Interpersonal learning
 Self - understanding

8. APPROACHES IN GROUP THERAPY
 Every member in the group will share
their personal issues with others.
 Participants in the group will talk
about the events of past week.
 Sharing of feelings and thoughts
happened in the previous meeting.
 Share their views, feedback and
support.

9. PHASES OF GROUP THERAPY
Pre – affiliation phase
Orientation phase
Working phase
Termination phase

10. INDICATION
Relationship problems
 Anxiety
 Depression
 Grief / loss
 Emotional trauma
 Low self esteem
CONTRA-INDICATION
Anti-social patients
Severely depressed
Patients with suicidal thoughts
Patients with hallucination

11. CONCLUSION
Group therapy plays a vital role in the
rehabilitation.
 Group therapy give opportunity immediate
feedback.
 Group therapy help patients to re-enter into
society.
 Group therapy help the patient to master the
communication.