Table of Contents: 99 Unconventional Interventions

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Table of Contents:“ 99 Unconventional Interventions In Group Psychotherapy”

Part I: Unconventional Techniques For Non –Treatment Destructive Resistance

1. 1. Chapter 1: Clothes Make the Man. Negative attention is better than none at all.
2. 2. Chapter 3: The Group Caretaker. Joannie needed to be needed.

3.Chapter 4:  Don’t be an aggressive force in a frightened woman’s life. Protect her.

4.  4. Chapter 11: Can You Imagine Being Ezra’s Wife? Indifference is rage.
5.  5.Chapter 12: Should We Hold On To You Or Let You Go? Go away but don’t leave me alone.
6. 6.Chapter 15: Who Do I Remind You Of?  I have many character flaws but coldness isn’t one of them.
7. 7.Chapter 17: “What’s The Group’s Reaction To What Jerome Is Saying And The Way He’s Saying It?” It’s the music not the lyrics.
8. 8. Chapter 18: Your First Reaction Is Usually The Right One. “Why can’t we continue to have a relationship even if a disappoint you?”
9. 9.  Chapter 178: Body Language in Group Therapy.  “ What’s the unspoken message?”                                                                                       10. Chapter 21: An Infant In The Kindergarten.   Timing is Everything.
10. 10.Chapter 22: She’s Only Upholding The Unspoken Values Of The Group. “Why doesn’t the group appreciate what you’re doing for them?”
11. 11. Chapter 24: Group Can Help You With That. The kindness of strangers can heal a damaged soul.
12. 12.Chapter 25: Group Can Help You With That 2. Norton wanted the group to help him not to feel anything.
13. 13.Chapter 27: The Meaning of Dreams In Group— In a secure frame—“What’s the message to the group?”
14. 14.Chapter 28: The Meaning of Dreams— In an Unsecure frame—“What’s the message to the leader?”
15. 15.Chapter 47: “Why Are You Looking At Me In That Tone Of Voice?” The eyes have it!
16. 16.Chapter 31 & Chapter 133: “Are You Happy With Your Weight?” Never say:” Don’t binge!”
17. 17.Chapter 33: How Will You Arrange To Be Neglected In Group Tonight? He was determined to be ignored.
18. 18.Chapter 35: Preparing the Group For A New Arrival. “ How is the group treating to the new member?”
19. 19.Chapter 36: The Unconscious Mind Is Timeless. Emotional pain from long ago can feel like it happened yesterday.
20. 20.Chapter 37: The Ego Knows No Negation. “Tell us what you want not what you don’t want.”
21. 21.Chapter 46: Who In This Group Is A Pain In The Ass?  Put your feelings toward him into words.
22. 22. Chapter 172: When In Doubt—Don’t . Trust your instincts.
23.  Chapter 46: “Who In This  Group Is A Pain In The Ass? ” Put y0ur feelings toward him into words.
24. Chapter 24: “When In Doubt Don’t”. Trust Your Instincts.                                                                         25. Chapter 49:” Are You Getting The Reaction from The Group That You Were Looking For?”  He wanted the group to be shocked.
25. Chapter 50: The Body Poet “If your body could speak– what would it say?”
26. Chapter 51: She Was Only Bound By Paper Shackles. She didn’t know that she was free to leave at any time.
27. Chapter 61: I’m A Professional Voyeur. ”What’s your objection to having a yenta for a group therapist?”
28. Chapter 64: ”Are You A Missile?” Why do you need guidance?
29. Chapter 65: The Ego & The Yid. It was all about him.
30. Chapter 66: How Would That Be Therapeutic? “What if I am, what if I’m not?”
31. Chapter 67: The Obsessive-Compulsive Prospective Group Member. She tried to control what couldn’t be controlled.
32. Chapter 68: The Case Of The Delusional Young Man. His  OCD  was about  rage.
33. Chapter 71: Why Can’t Felix Have His Distortions? The fastest way to drive someone mad is to invalidate their perceptions.
34. Chapter 72: ”Be A Student Of Yourself.” “Why am I feeling this way right now?”
35. Chapter 74: Group Member: “When Will I Be Ready To Leave Group?” — My Reply: “ I Left My Crystal Ball At Home.”
36. Chapter 75: Sow And Ye Shall Reap—But With A Twist. You get out of group what you put into it–sometimes
37. Chapter 32: “What Kind Of Silence Is This?” You don’t seem to be talking.
38. Chapter 174: Today’s Feast Cannot Compensate For Yesterday’s Famine.   The past rules.
39. Chapter 78: The Germaphobe In Group. “Do you fear emotional contact with others will be toxic to you?”
40. Chapter 79: Your Death Wishes Haven’t Killed Me Yet. “Is my demise your wish or a fear?”
41. Chapter 81: Familiarity Breeds Self-Contempt. We are most intolerant of traits in others that we don’t like in ourselves.
42. Chapter 83: The Group Gave Him A Gift. You can’t make up this kind of stuff .
43. Chapter 84: When A Member Brings Up Two Separated Topic, They are Usually Related If people were rational, I’d be out of business.
44. Chapter 88: The Narcissistic In Group—She’s talking to you about you and you’re talking to her about you.
45. Chapter 92 & 147: The Addict In Group. “ When you smoke up, you extinguish a feeling.”
46. Chapter 93: “Whose Voice Is That?” She was tormented by the hateful chorus in her mind.
47. Chapter 199: “Maybe You Really Are An Idiot”.  Stand up for yourself and to yourself.
48. Chapter 95: Why Should We See You As A Victim? “What are you feeling guilty about?”
49. Chapter 96: When Someone Feels Starved, They Become Insatiable —Nurturing her was like water through a sieve—nothing accrued.
50. Chapter 100: Just Because You Think Something Is True, Doesn’t Mean It Is True. A reality check from the group.
51. Chapter 104: That Bitch, That Bastard. Support a wobbly ego.
52. Chapter 106:” Say Something Nice!” Accentuate the positive.
53. Chapter 111: She Wouldn’t Join A Club That Would Have Her As A Member. Biting the hand that feeds.
54. Chapter 141: He Preferred Gratification Over Analysis In Group Psychotherapy. “How can the group compete with that?”
55. Chapter 119: Is This Your Last Group Session? “What interpersonal issues have you resolved in your life?”
56. Chapter 123: The Wild Man Group. Head toward the cannon fire.
57. Chapter 124: The Group Interrupter. “ Just the facts, Ma’am”
58. Chapter 125: The Group Diverter. He hijacked the group discussion.
59. Chapter 127: Group At Its Best. An example of progressive emotional communication.
60. Chapter 128: How Can ‘Needy’ Be A Dirty Word? — It has more than four letters.
61. Chapter 131: Even Paranoids Have Enemies. Paranoia is based on fear.
62. Chapter 173: The Trojan Horse In Group— No all gift-giving is a good thing.
63. Chapter 139: Chit-Chat In The Waiting Room. “What feelings were members attempting to avoid?”
64. Chapter 144: She Made An Intrapersonal Problem An Interpersonal One. It’s important to know the difference.
65. Chapter 151: The Reluctant Hero. Bravery is acting even when you’re afraid.
66. Chapter 154: The CHR ( Chronic Help Rejecter) In Group. She had the ‘Midas Touch’ in reverse.
67. Chapter 76: She Colluded With Him Against Herself. “We have met the enemy and they is us. ” Pogo 1953
68. Chapter 158: “Don’t Say These Words In My Group!” They inhibit spontaneous interaction.
69. Chapter 159: Feel Guilty Without Acting Guilty. Have all your feelings without being controlled by any one of  them.
70. Chapter 161: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden. Nothing of value comes easily.
71. Chapter 165: Keep A Dead Member’s Memory Alive. Death ends a life not a relationship.
72. Chapter 168: The Group Member Who Rejected Me. A leader’s lesson in tolerating unwanted feelings.
73. Chapter 169: Out-Crazying A Crazy Member. Don’t try this at home.

Part II: Unconventional Techniques For Treatment Destructive Resistances

75. Chapter 2: A Bigot in Group. She was an anti-Semitic jewess
76. Chapter 2 Pt 2: A Bigot In Group. But not a lost cause.                                                                                                                                   77. Chapter 5: The Too Nice Group–  There was a non-aggression pact between members.
77. Chapter 6: The Explosive Group Member. Contain the rage.
78. Chapter 7: To Comply Is To Defy. Be suspicious of those too willing to obey.                        80. Chapter 8: The Member Who Asked Me To Lie .Sarcasm is veiled hostility
79. Chapter 9: Withholding Payment. The Anal Group Member                                                                                                                                                  82. Chapter 10: Money Matters –The Fee Reduction   Look before you leap.
80. Chapter 43: The Provocateur In Group. Oedipus is alive and well.
81. Chapter 63: To Pay Or Not To Pay—For Missed Sessions. It’s unfair but business is business.
82. Chapter 80: The Femme Fatale. There’s an unhappy child underneath.
83. Chapter 89& 89.5: Sibling Rivalry In Group. Be alert for signs of impending fratricide
84. Chapter 91: Disbanding An Acting Out Group. It’s not necessarily a failure.
85. Chapter 97: I’d Be Happy To Attend His Funeral Group leaders can feel vindictive too.
86. Chapter 130: Suicide As The Ultimate Homicide. Introjects at war.
87. Chapter 135: The Oedipal Group Member. The eroticized rage.
88. Chapter 136: The Disruptive Group Member .The member who couldn’t live at peace in a family.
89. Chapter 143: He Saw Her Pull Away But He Didn’t See How He Pushed. Too close is not good, too far is not good
90. Chapter 155: What’s Love Got To Do With It?–Cynicism Comes From Hurt
91. Chapter 160: Tony Was A Love Junkie. He was addicted to excitement.
92. Chapter 171: A Bully In Group—The Homophobe inside of the frightened child.
93. Chapter 19: The Fait d’ Accompli In Group Therapy. “You’re not just leaving me”.

          Part III: The Joys And Pains Of Employing Unconventional Techniques In Group Psychotherapy

97. Chapter 115: An Unanticipated Benefit Of Being A Group Therapist. Good leaders allow the group to  heal them.
98. Chapter 116: Nobody’s Perfect. “I make at least three mistakes every group session!”
99. Chapter 134: Leading A Group Should Be Gratifying. In order to help others, the leader must have a life.
100. Chapter 182: The Group Was My Consultant. “Make me a better group therapist.” Extra chapter                                                                                                                                           101.Chapter 177:  The Group Played Loser’s Checkers.  “The one who has it worst–wins”