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“Dr. Steiner’s remarkably thorough and practical workbook covers everything from therapist style, to the needs of different groups, to screening and group contracts.  This is a rich resource for anyone starting a group…any group.”

- J. Scott Rutan, Ph.D., Contributing author, (2014).  Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy, Guilford Press.  Distinguished Fellow and Past President, American Group Psychotherapy Association.

“How to Create and Sustain Groups that Thrive is a masterful and comprehensive workbook.  This easy-to-follow planning guide prods therapists to think through the best ways to select clients for different types of groups, collaboratively set therapy goals, and plan an important goodbye process upfront.”

- Nannette Rundle Carroll, Management Educator author, (2009).  The Communication Problem Solver.  Simple Tools and Techniques for Busy

How to Create and Sustain Groups that Thrive:
Therapist’s Workbook and Planning Guide

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Dr. Steiner provides a hands-on approach to the challenges of forming and maintaining cohesive, durable and effective groups. This easy-to-use manual includes a screening and preparation system, complete with modifiable forms. Each form is designed as a guide that you can modify for your groups.     This handy guidebook includes templates that can be modified based on your particular needs. Practical tools include:  Screening Protocols  Sample Group Agreements   Group/Life History Forms  Designing Group Agreements that Fit Your Group  Agreements for Healthy Termination in Groups   Different Groups for Different Folks: From Self-Help to Psychodynamic Groups  Tools for Self-Help Group Leaders.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Ann Steiner, Ph.D. is a Certified Group Psychotherapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the San Francisco Bay Area, leading groups for 30 years.
Dr. Steiner is a Board member and Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, a founding member of the National Registry of Group Psychotherapists, and on the faculty of The Psychotherapy Institute's Group Therapy Training Program.

Dr Ann SteinerDr. Steiner is an internationally known and highly-respected author, consultant to therapists, lecturer and workshop presenter.

The forms and worksheets take you from defining your group’s mission, to helping your group thrive.

You can read more about Dr. Steiner's work and her book, How to Create and Sustain Groups that Thrive: Therapist's Workbook and Planning Guide here

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