TIP 41: Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy
SAMHSA · 2005 · 208 pages · For group facilitators and IOP program staff
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SAMHSA's consensus guideline for running group therapy in substance use treatment. It covers the five group models used in addiction work (psychoeducational, skills development, cognitive behavioral, support, and interpersonal process groups), then gets practical about client placement, group development stages, leadership techniques, and handling common problems in session.
Most addiction treatment happens in groups, and this is the standard free reference for doing them well.
Run it with these materials
Discussion question sets and coping skills worksheets work as ready-made session materials for the psychoeducational and skills development group formats the TIP describes.
This manual is a publication of SAMHSA. Therapy Resource is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, its publisher. The summary above is our own; always follow the manual itself and your clinical judgment. If you are in crisis, contact 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or call 911.