Group Intervention -1
Some of the common needs of the residents that can be intervened through Group Oriented Therapies:
1. Need for a sense of “we-ness” and they are working together a common goal. (Cohesion)
2. Need to bring accepted by other members of the group. Difference of opinion is to be tolerated. (Acceptance)
3. Need of helping one another, putting another person’s need before one’s own and learning that there is value in giving to others.
4. Providing an opportunity for free expression of ideas, thoughts and suppressed material that is accompanied by an emotional response that may produce a state of relief in them.
5. Need for reality confirmation by comparing ones own conceptualizations with those of other group members, interpersonal distortions are thereby corrected.
6. Developing conscious awareness and understanding of one’s own psychodynamics and symptoms of maladaptive behavior.
1. Intellectual insight: Knowledge and awareness without any change in maladaptive behavior.
2. Emotional insight: Awareness and understanding leading to positive change in personality and behavior. (Insight)
7. Imparting a sense of optimism to the group members and help them to realize the ability to recognize that one has the capacity to overcome problems. Also known as instillation of Hope. (Inspiration)
8. Need of acquiring knowledge about new areas, such as social skills, communication skills, interpersonal skills, time management, sexual behavior etc. They can obtain guidance and opportunity to attempt to influence and are influenced by other group members.
9. Create awareness that the patient that he or she is not alone in having problems. Others share similar complaints or difficulties in recovery.
10. Help in developing self confidence.
11. Providing recreation.
12. Developing attention and concentration.
13. Developing social interaction.
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