Time-Managed Group Psychotherapy: Effective Clinical Applications [Hardcover]

K. Roy MacKenzie (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0880488638 | ISBN-13: 978-0880488631 | Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | Edition: 1

As managed care systems become the most important healthcare delivery models in the United States, they are revolutionizing the way that clinicians provide psychotherapy. Financial considerations and the size of client pools have an increasing expectation that group psychotherapy be the modality of first choice. In this new environment, clinicians must be thoroughly conversant in group therapy techniques to be effective providers. Written by a leading expert on group therapy, Time-Managed Group Psychotherapy: Effective Clinical Applications provides new and experienced clinicians with generic models for the development of efficient and effective interactive groups able to deliver a wide variety of treatment options. It offers a comprehensive examination of the potential of group psychotherapy and an appreciation of time management in its utilization. Based on empirical research and illustrated with numerous examples, this text discusses a variety of treatment models that employ various combinations of supportive, cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and psychodynamic techniques.

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This is a lucid, information-packed volume on group psychotherapy by an experienced teacher and clinician -- Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

About the Author

K. Roy MacKenzie, M.D., is immediate Past President of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. He has been a residency training director in both the United States and Canada and has authored numerous books on psychotherapy, including Introduction to Time-Limited Group Psychotherapy and Effective Use of Group in Managed Care.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 453 pages
• Publisher: Amererican Psychiatric Press; 1 edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880488638
• ISBN-13: 978-0880488631
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,649,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Time-Managed Group Psychotherapy: Effective Clinical Applications (Hardcover)

MacKenzie is one of the most well known of group psychotherapists. He was formerly president of the American Group Psychotherapy Asssoc. In this book he continues his move from a psychodynamic, long-term treatment model to a briefer, more managed care friendly type of group work. he goes over different barriers to time-limited groups, both professionally and organizationally, and how to overcome these. he gives great suggestions on how to develop and lead these groups. excellent book for research material, graduate students, academicians, clinicians, and administrators of hospitals or practices where an interest in brief groups is growing.