63rd Annual Conference

Friday, February 24

Morning Workshops

10:00 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

Workshop 47

Group Therapy for Schizophrenic Patients

Chair:         

Nick Kanas, M.D., CGP, Professor of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Strategies for treating schizophrenic patients in therapy groups will be discussed using an integrative approach.  A brief literature review, support from the leader's research, and clinical vignettes and demonstrations will be presented.  Participants will be invited to share their experiences.

Didactic-sharing of work experiences-demonstration-experiential

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Discuss the effectiveness of group therapy for schizophrenic patients.

2. Describe clinical strategies for leading such groups.

3. Conduct such groups in a variety of setting (inpatient, long-term outpatient, short-term time-limited outpatient)

Course References:

1. Kanas, N. (1996). Group Therapy for Schizophrenic Patients. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.

2. Kanas, N. (1993). Group Psychotherapy with Schizophrenics. In H. Kaplan, & B. Sadock (Eds.). Comprehensive Textbook of Group Psychotherapy. (3rd Ed.) Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins.

3. Kanas, N. (1991). Group Therapy with Schizophrenic Patients: A short-term, homogeneous approach.  Int J Group Psychother, 41, 33-48.