Table of Contents ’99 Unconventional Interventions

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Table of Contents

99 Unconventional Interventions in Group Psychotherapy

Preface

Introduction

Part I: Unconventional Techniques

For Non-Treatment Destructive Resistances

Part A: For Group Members                      

•    Clothes Make the Man

•    The Group Caretaker

• The Group Interrupter

• The Group Diverter

5.      The Hurt Collector
6.      An Infant in the Kindergarten
7.      The Body Poet
8.    The Obsessive–Compulsive Prospective Group Member
9.    The Case of the Delusional Young Man
10.    The Germophobe in Group
11. The Narcissistic in Group

•    The Addict in Group

1.    The Reluctant Hero.
2.   The CHR (Chronic Help Rejecter) in Group.

15.    Accentuate the Positive.                                                                                                               16. “Do You Think I’m Crazy?”
16. He Preferred Gratification over Analysis in Group Psychotherapy
17. The Premature Terminator
18.    Indifference Is Rage
19.    “Go Away but Don’t Leave Me Alone”
20.    A Case of Mistaken Identity
21.    Bernie’s First Reaction Was the Right One           23. All Behavior Is Motivated.                                                                           24.     The Healing Power of the Kindness of Strangers
22. Norton Wanted the Group’s Help to Mangle His Feelings
23. Never Tell a Bulimic “Don’t binge!” 27.    She Made an Intrapersonal Problem an Interpersonal One
24.    He Was Determined to Be Ignored
25. The Unconscious Mind Is Timeless
26.    The Ego Knows No Negation
27.    Who in This Group Is a Pain in the Ass?
28.    Trust Your Instincts                                                                                         33.     Tony Was a Love Junkie
29.    She Was Only Bound by Paper Shackles
30. He Asked for the Group’s Guidance
31.    Become a Student of Yourself
32. “When Will I Be Ready to Leave Group?”
33.    Sow and Ye Shall Reap—But with a Twist
34.    She Colluded with Him against Herself
35.    Sex in the City
36.    When a Member Brings Up Two Separate Topics, They are Usually Related
37.    Why Should We See You as a Victim?
38.    She Was Tormented by a Hateful Parental Chorus in Her Head
39.    Stand Up For Yourself and To Yourself
40.    Nurturing Her Was Like Water through a Sieve—Nothing Accrued
41.      Get a Reality Check from the Group
42.    Nothing of Value Comes Easily
43.      Feel Guilty without Acting Guilty
44.   “Why Does My Son Treat Me Like a Schmatte?”
45.      He Hated Himself for Being Human
46.      He Left Out the Best Part of the Story
47.      She Didn’t Want Anyone to Worry about Her
48.      She’d Preferred to Leave Before She Was Left
49.      Even Paranoids Have Enemies

Part B: For Group Resistances

55.      Preparing the Group for a New Arrival
56.      It’s the Music, Not the Lyrics
57. Body Language in Group Therapy
58.      The Wild Man Group
59.    They Called Her Shelly
60.      Chit-Chat in the Waiting Room
61.    The Meaning of Dreams in Group—in a Secure Frame
62.      The Meaning of Dreams—in an Unsecure Frame
63.      He Didn’t Know that His Weakness Was His Greatest Strength
64.    The Eyes Have It!
65.      A Deafening Silence in Group
66.     The Ego and the Yid
67.    Keep A Dead Member’s Memory Alive
68.      The Group Walked on Eggshells with
69.      Rules Are Made to Be Broken
70.      Familiarity Breeds Self-Contempt
71.      The Group Gave Him a Gift
72.      Phrases that Inhibit Spontaneous Interaction
73.    Sanford Was an Extreme Case of a Failure to Launch

Part II: Unconventional Techniques

for Treatment Destructive Resistances

Part C: For Types of Group Members

74.      A Bigot in Group
75. A Bigot in Group, Part 2                                                                                                                                                                                                      76.      The Explosive Group Member
76.      The Member Who Asked Me to Lie
77.      Withholding Payment                              79.      The Group Provocateur
78.      The Femme Fatale
79.      Suicide as the Ultimate Homicide
80. The Oedipal Group Member
81. The Disruptive Group Member
82.      He Saw Her Pull Away but He Didn’t See how He Pushed.   85. What’s Love Got To Do With It
83.       The Murderous Rage of an HIV+ Man
84.      A Bully In Group
85.      She Put Me on a Pedestal, Then Kicked Me Off.
86.      The Trojan Horse in Group
87. A Cyber Stalker in Group
88.        Out-Crazying a Crazy Group Member

Part D: For the Entire Group

92.      The Too Nice Group
93.      When I’m Anxious in Group, I Get Everyone to Talk
94.    “Friends, Romans, Countrymen”
95.      Sibling Rivalry in Group
96.      Disbanding an Acting Out Group
97.      Joining a Conversation at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Part III: The Joys and Pains of Employing Unconventional Techniques in Group Psychotherapy

98.      An Unanticipated Benefit of Being a Group Therapist
99.      Nobody’s Perfect
100.      Leading a Group Should Be Gratifying
101.    The Group Was My Consultant
102.    The Group Member Who Rejected Me
103.      Group at Its Best
104.      Milton Thought He Was All That
105.      I’m a Professional Voyeur
106.      Group Leaders Can Feel Vindictive, Too
107.    If Looks Could Kill
108.      Texting in Class
109. To Comply Is to Defy