Advances in Group Therapy Trauma Treatment

Leonardo M. Leiderman, PsyD, is President-Elect of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and a Diplomate in Clinical and Group Psychology. He has published extensively on group psychotherapy in treating trauma.Bonnie J. Buchele, PhD, is President-Elect of the American Psychoanalytic Association and Past President of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. She has publications focused on group, psychoanalysis, and trauma.

• 1. Introduction and Overview: Creating a Container for Healing Trauma Section I: The Neurophysiological Correlates of Trauma 2. The Fear-Driven Brain: An Integrated Interpersonal/Relational Neurophysiological Model to Foster Co-regulation and Synchrony in Trauma Psychotherapy Groups. Section II: The Psychological Correlates of Individual Trauma and Attachment 3. Attachment and Trauma in Group Psychotherapy: Theory, Intervention, and Fostering Change 4. Deconstructing the Wall of Dissociation, Regression, and Primative Defenses in Both Group Members and Therapists: A Holistic, Systems Perspective Section III: Treating Psychological Trauma Using Short-Term Groups 5. Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Psychodrama Theory and Practice: A Blended Group Model for Trauma Section IV: Treating Psychological Trauma Using Long-Term Groups 6. Trauma and Enactments in Group Psychotherapy Section V: Treating Racial Trauma Using Psychotherapy Groups 7. Group-as-a-Whole and Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy in Treating Trauma With the African American Population at Howard University Counseling Service 8. Attachment-Focused Therapy and Racial Inequalities – Who Speaks and Who Listens Section VI: Specialized Models: The Large Group and Groups to Treat Sexual Abuse 9. Social Trauma and the Social Unconscious – Using the Large Group for Healing 10. An Integrative Experiential Group Therapy Approach to Treat the Trauma of Sexual Abuse 11. Discussion: Why Group in the Treatment of Trauma

"This textbook is a timely, thoughtful, and comprehensive guide for group therapists committed to the treatment of individuals seeking care because of the trauma that emerges from the broad range of destructive and disintegrating experiences that surround us. Co-edited artfully by Drs. Leo Leiderman and Bonnie Buchele, the book responds to these clinical demands in a thorough, thoughtful, effective, and accessible fashion. In addition to a state-of-the-art review of theory, new neuroscience and neurobiology contributions, the book is replete with rich clinical illustrations that demonstrate how theory shapes practice and can be applied meaningfully and effectively."Molyn Leszcz, MD, FRCPC, CGP, AGPA-DF, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Past-President, American Group Psychotherapy Association"This is a must-read book! It masterfully weaves interventions for trauma-based overactivation and/or dissociative enactments in group using critical aspects of attachment theory, multi-cultural competence, and experience-near group leadership principles. The clinical examples bring to life multiple treatment approaches adapted to both short- and long-term group treatments."Gary M Burlingame, PhD Professor of Psychology, Brigham Young University; Past President, American Group Psychotherapy Association"This is a fascinating book providing a comprehensive update to treatment of trauma in group therapy summarizing the advances in the field in one source for practicing clinicians as well as academics. The editors have compiled chapters from leaders and innovators in the field with emphasis on culturally informed group therapy; artfully blending advances in biological imprint of trauma and the role of group therapy in healing it. This update is remarkable for the way in which subtle and complex concepts paired with clinical examples enhance learning, making the ideas accessible to everyone. In my opinion, this book is an essential read for all students and clinicians involved in the practice of group therapy."Farooq Mohyuddin, MD, CGP, FAPA, AGPA-F, Chair Psychiatry Training, Director Residency Training Program, Saint Elizabeths Hospital/DBH Washington DC. Past President MAGPS