66th
Annual Conference
Saturday, February 21
Afternoon
Workshops
1:30
- 4:00 P.M.
Workshop 90
Group
Therapy for Schizophrenic Patients
Chair:
Nick Kanas,
M.D., LFAGPA, Professor of Psychiatry, University of
California, 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 encouraged
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 his or her treatment setting.
Course
References:
1. Kanas, N:
Group Therapy for Schizophrenic Patients. American Psychiatric
Press, Washington, D.C., 1996.
2. Kanas, N:
Group psychotherapy with schizophrenics.
Comprehensive Textbook of
Group Psychotherapy, 3rd Ed (Kaplan, H.I. and Sadock, S.J., ed.).
Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1993.
3. Kanas, N:
Group therapy with schizophrenic patients: a short-term homogeneous
approach. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 41:33-48. 1991.
4. Kanas, N:
Evidential support for the value of integrative group therapy for
patients with schizophrenia. Directions in Psychiatry,
25(3):231-239, 2005. |
