Existential Group Therapy
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homeworkmarketoutline.docxI. Introduction
a) Group therapy focusses on the human condition as a whole using a positive approach towards human capacities and aspiration and recognizing personal limitation.
b) The main aim people use this approach is to deal with the existing problem is to impart information with other people to restore the hope of life (Barekati, Bahmani, & Naghiyaaee, 2017).
c) The paper provides articles review of various sources existential therapy discussing multiple issues.
II. Key Concepts
a) The primary concepts of existential therapy include the capacity of self-awareness.
b) Secondly is freedom and responsibility.
c) The third is the strive for identity and developing a relationship.
d) Fourth is finding for meaning where the client searches their purpose in life (Bahmani, Motamed Najjar, Sayyah, Shafi-Abadi, & Haddad Kashani, 2015).
e) Five is appreciating anxiety as one of the conditions of living.
f) Lastly is being aware of death that acts as a motivation towards living our life fully and taking any opportunity that comes up in our life.
III. The Role of the Group Leader
a) The leader in the group is to formulate and understand the subjective world problem of the member, take the responsibilities of accepting the client’s personality as well as the client’s world (Rubin, Hoffman, & Yang, 2019).
b) They also ensure moderation within the group by contribution to the situation under discussion and coming up with the initial therapy session topic.
IV. The Role of Group Member
a) Member plays a significant role by opening up on their situation and contributing to the matter under discussion.
b) Member role in opening up about their problems, their responsibility, the meaning of life to them, and death (Rubin, Hoffman, & Yang, 2019).
c) It also led to member ensuring change after discussion and having their self-awareness.
V. Key Development Task
a) The goal is to focus on the exiting major existential problems that group members face as well as society.
b) Individual member makes their own choices as well as take responsibility for their actions as it focuses on personal inherent and dignity (Krug, 2019).
c) It also develops ways member make decision and identities concerning their actions and how to achieve them
VI. Techniques and Method
a) Effectiveness of the therapy group depends on the client’s ability to access the emotional experiences of the members, and when the barriers facing members entry to continues, improvements are overcome (Krug, 2019).
b) The method depends on individual skills and willingness to socialize.
VII. Stages
a) The initial stage involves member developing the role of the leader and group members. It also means creating a various task for the group and has no specific technique to use. It also establishes many limitations and multicultural perspectives of the group members (Eslami, Saravani, & Kianpur, 2014).
b) The second stage is a discussion, where member explores their emotional feeling and meaning of life.
c) The third is the working stage where member and leader challenge each other to make changes in the work and view life from a different perspective.
d) Lastly is the final step that leads to exploring of their potential and freedom.
VIII. Conclusion
a) Existential therapy develops socialisms techniques that help people suffering from specific condition to open up their emotional feeling while assisting others in gaining the purpose of life.
b) The sources provide various research methods and finding that ca be used to for further studies while improving on the existing knowledge.
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