Post a comparison of the termination process between treatment groups and family sessions. Explain how you would evaluate readiness to terminate group and family treatment, identifying similarities and differences between the evaluation of the two types of treatment. Describe the techniques you would use to terminate a treatment group and how these may be the same or different than the techniques you would use to terminate a family intervention
APA CITATION AND REFERANCES
- Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2017). An introduction to group work practice (8th ed.). Pearson.
- Chapter 13, “Ending the Group’s Work” (pp. 395–416)
- Chapter 14, “Evaluation” (pp. 417–443)
- Patterson, J., Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Chamow, L., & Grauf-Grounds, C. (2018). Termination. Download Termination.In Essential skills in family therapy: From the first interview to termination (3rd ed., pp. 262–274). Guilford Press.
Credit line: Essential skills in family therapy: From the first interview to termination, 3rd Edition, by Patterson, J., Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Chamow, L., & Grauf-Grounds, C. Copyright 2018 by Guilford Publications. Reprinted by permission of Guilford Publications via the Copyright Clearance Center. Licensed in 2022. - Felton, E. M., & Polowy, C. I. (2019, January 22). Termination: Ending the therapeutic relationship—Avoiding abandonment.Links to an external site. National Association of Social Workers. https://naswcanews.org/termination-ending-the-therapeutic-relationship-avoiding-abandonment/
Note: Although this article relates to terminating with individual clients, similar principles apply to terminating with families and groups.