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From: Ken Logan
Date: 03 Oct 2012
Time: 16:22:48 -0500
Remote Name: 128.227.139.35
I've done a fair amount of group therapy over the years - some during my days as a school-based clinician, some during my doctoral program with Ed Conture, and some while here at the University of Florida. The benefits that I've seen include the ability to help people quickly establish a basic capacity for implementing fluency management skills and, as Gary said, the opportunity to learn from others who are dealing with similar challenges. The latter is especially valuable for "generalizing" changes beyond the beyond the group. As Nan said, there have been many published studies for group/intensive therapy outcomes. I think one thing that has come out of that research is the need to plan for some type of follow-up or maintenance work after the "intensive" phase ends to minimize the risk of relapse. One final point is that I've found it's very possible to "individualize" therapy within the context of a group approach (e.g., break -out groups, "mini-lessons" and so forth can be used to address objectives that pertain to only some group members). Good luck!