(example) strategy? on psychological (based on aware of/consider theory?(Formulation) psychological in this piece of theory)?(Intervention) work? Group What was What are my initial What was the actual What sense have you Based on your Risk intervention the thoughts about a group psychological made about the formulation – what Boundaries identified intervention? Assess the basis/approach of the group and its next? What should be Group rules need for the need for the group - group? Was it a processes? Draw on the content of the Confidentiality group? What does the the dynamics in the group? What Co-facilitation e.g. Several literature/NICE say about dynamic informed group. What are the psychological Management referrals interventions for this group? I.e. what was the psychological approach would work of/set up concerning presenting issue? Is a content of the group processes which are best? The one I Prof issues same issue? group based intervention sessions? How many working for people in suggested in my Outcome What are advocated? What makes people attended? What the group? What assessment stage or a measures the for a good group were their presenting psychological theory different one? How Critical presenting intervention e.g. is it issues? helps to explain the does it map onto the perspective on issues of the based on a particular Thinking about the first group? E.g. CAT? Is formulation i.e. what group based clients? theory/ies? What is my 2-3 sessions only - what anxiety getting in the sense I have made of interventions Service best recommendation was the group like? way of people the group? e.g. are they identified about how to proceed Were there any attending/paying Any adjustments – more cost need? How? with a group dynamics? What attention in the pace/content/rules? intervention? happened? How well did group? Pros/cons How should they engage with the in the inclusion/invite to the material? literature? group be considered – screening? AAP –GROUP INTERVENTION
(example) strategy? on psychological theory?(Formulation) (based on psychological theory)?(Intervention) aware of/consider in this piece of work? Group intervention What was the identified need for the group? e.g. Several referrals concerning same issue? What are the presenting issues of the clients? Service identified need? How? What are my initial thoughts about a group intervention? Assess the need for the group - What does the literature/NICE say about interventions for this presenting issue? Is a group based intervention advocated? What makes for a good group intervention e.g. is it based on a particular theory/ies? What is my best recommendation about how to proceed with a group intervention? How should inclusion/invite to the group be considered – screening? What was the actual psychological basis/approach of the group? Was it a informed group? I.e. what was the content of the group sessions? How many people attended? What were their presenting issues? Thinking about the first 2-3 sessions only - what was the group like? Were there any dynamics? What happened? How well did they engage with the material? What sense have you made about the group and its processes? Draw on the dynamics in the group. What are the psychological processes which are working for people in the group? What psychological theory helps to explain the group? E.g. CAT? Is anxiety getting in the way of people attending/paying attention in the group? Based on your formulation – what next? What should be the content of the group? What psychological approach would work best? The one I suggested in my assessment stage or a different one? How does it map onto the formulation i.e. what sense I have made of the group? Any adjustments – pace/content/rules? Risk Boundaries Group rules Confidentiality Co-facilitation Management of/set up Prof issues Outcome measures Critical perspective on group based interventions e.g. are they more cost Pros/cons in the literature? AAP –GROUP INTERVENTION dynamic
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