Quick Guide for Clinicians - SAMHSA Store - Substance Abuse and ...
Quick Guide for Clinicians - SAMHSA Store - Substance Abuse and ...
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38 <strong>Substance</strong> <strong>Abuse</strong> Treatment: Group Therapy• Encouraging mutual connections betweenmembers• Sharing the work• Closing the sessionFor more in<strong>for</strong>mation on these tasks, see Figure4-6 in TIP 41.End Phase: Reaching ClosureTermination is a particularly important opportunity<strong>for</strong> members to honor the work they have done,grieve the loss of associations <strong>and</strong> friendships,<strong>and</strong> look <strong>for</strong>ward to a positive future.The group begins the work of termination whenthe group as a whole reaches its agreed-upon terminationpoint or a member determines that it istime to leave the group. In either case, terminationis a time <strong>for</strong>• Putting closure on the experience• Examining the impact of the group on eachperson• Acknowledging the feelings triggered bydeparture• Giving <strong>and</strong> receiving feedback about the groupexperience <strong>and</strong> each member’s role in it• Completing any unfinished business• Exploring ways to carry on the learning thegroup has offered
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