Innovations in group assessment: How focused brief group therapy integrates formal measures to enhance treatment preparation, process, and outcomes

Abstract

Focused brief group therapy (Whittingham, 2015) is an integrative interpersonal approach to brief group therapy that uses formal assessment to guide and inform treatment. By utilizing assessment as a key part of real-time clinical feedback throughout treatment, multiple therapeutic goals are enhanced. This article addresses 2 specific uses of assessment within focused brief group therapy-to focus treatment around interpersonal subtype distress and to inoculate clients against self-sabotage. (PsycINFO Database Record