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Trauma Groups: An Overviewgroup leaders training program in a multicultural society in Beit Berl College, Israel, group leaders training program at Tel Aviv University, integrative psychotherapy program in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, haimw{at}netvision.net.il
Social Work Department in Sapir Academic College, Spitzer Department of Social Work at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Orits{at}makash.ac.il
California, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, mlgilmore{at}ucdavis.edu Beginning with a brief review of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, the authors consider the role of group treatment of trauma. Several models of groups are discussed along with available research regarding efficacy. A discussion of the special dynamics of trauma groups and important considerations for group conducting follows and the issue of vicarious traumatization for the group conductor is addressed. A short discussion regarding the need to integrate traumatized individuals back into society concludes the paper.
Key Words: trauma trauma survivors trauma groups group therapist countertransference vicarious traumatization
Group Analysis, Vol. 38, No. 2,
187-202 (2005) This article has been cited by other articles:
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