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TIP 41: Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy

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This guide helps counselors improve their skills in leading group therapy sessions for substance use treatment. The guide discusses types of group therapy, confidentiality, client placement, group development, stages of treatment, how-to tips, training, and supervision.

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SMA15-3991
Publication Date
October 2015

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