Group assignment

The Assignment. Cover all areas of the questions.

Select one of the articles from the Learning Resources to evaluate for this Assignment.

 

In a 6- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation, address the following:

· Provide an overview of the article you selected, including answers to the following questions:

· What type of group was discussed?

· Who were the participants in the group? Why were they selected?

· What was the setting of the group?

· How often did the group meet?

· What was the duration of the group therapy?

· What curative factors might be important for this group and why?

· What “exclusion criteria” did the authors mention?

· Explain the findings/outcomes of the study in the article. Include whether this will translate into practice with your own client groups. If so, how? If not, why?

· Explain whether the limitations of the study might impact your ability to use the findings/outcomes presented in the article.

 

*My selected article*

Using Short-Term Group Psychotherapy as an Evidence-Based Intervention for First-Time Mothers at Risk for Postpartum Depression

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Authors:

Pessagno, Richard A. Hunker, Diane

Source:

PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE ; JUL 2013, 49 3, p202-p209, 8p.

Publisher Copyright:

WILEY-BLACKWELL

ISSN:

00315990