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28 Substance Abuse Treatment: Group TherapyWhen working with group members from differentcultural or ethnic backgrounds, a group leadershould consider the following:• Symbolism and nonverbal communication. Insome cultural groups, direct expression ofthoughts and feelings is consideredinappropriate.• Cultural transference. If a group member hashad experiences with people of the same ethnicityas the therapist, the group member maytransfer to the therapist the feelings and reactionsdeveloped with others of the therapist’sethnicity.• Cultural countertransference. Countertransferenceof culture occurs when a therapist’sresponse to a current group member is basedon a previous experience with a member of thesameethnicity.• Ethnic prejudice. In multiethnic groups, it isvital to develop an environment in which it issafe to talk about race. Not to do so may resultin division along racial lines.
Group Development and Phase-Specific Tasks 29GROUP DEVELOPMENT ANDPHASE-SPECIFIC TASKSGroup DevelopmentThe way groups are developed varies according tothe type of group. For the purpose of TIP 41 andthis Quick Guide, however, groups have been classifiedinto two broad categories, each with thesame two subcategories:• Fixed membership groups— Time-limited— Ongoing• Revolving membership groups— Time-limited— OngoingFixed Membership GroupsFixed membership groups generally have no morethan 15 members, and the membership is relativelystable. Typically, the therapist screensprospective members, and group membersreceive formal preparation for group participation.Any departure from the group occurs through awell-defined process. Two variations of this categoryare• A time-limited group, in which the same groupof people attend a specified number of sessions,generally starting and finishing together
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