There are therapy groups formed to promote healing for just about every human condition. In this presentation you will learn the 10 things the best group therapists do. Topics covered include: becoming the world’s best group therapist; how to build group cohesion; building cohesion in the midst of rapid group turnover; stages of group development and the role of the group leadership; managing group conflict; dealing with difficult group members; building trust in groups with multicultural membership; how to energize groups; the effective use of activities in group therapy.
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Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant in the behavioral health field whose work has reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, West Indies, and Guam. Mark is the author of five books, which focus on behavioral health. Recent writings include Slipping through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies for Clients Multiple Addictions and Disorders, Recovery Management: and Relationship Detox: Helping Clients Develop Healthy Relationships in Recovery. He has had two stories published in the New York Times best-selling books series, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Mark has been a certified addictions counselor for 34 years. He has received numerous awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois Addiction Counselor Certification Board, the NAADAC prestigious Enlightenment Award, 2 the Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the Social Work profession as a Loyola University of Chicago Alumni. Mark is co-founder of Serenity Academy of Chicago, the only recovery high school in Illinois. He is past president of the board of the Illinois Chapter of NAADAC. He has had a 30-year career as a university educator having taught at the University of Chicago, Illinois State University, Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and Loyola University of Chicago, School of Social Work.