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Concentric Interactive Group Model: A Unique Experience for Patients and Staff
Author(s) -
Lanza Marilyn Lewis,
Witkower Alan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00269.x
Subject(s) - concentric , psychology , group (periodic table) , medicine , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , geometry
PURPOSE. The purpose of this article is to describe the Concentric Interactive Group Model, a unique psychotherapeutic group therapy model, for the treatment of patients with difficulties related to aggression. In the first of three phases of the group, the patient discusses his/her aggression while staff observe; in the second phase, the staff discuss what occurred in the first phase while patients observe; and in the third and last phase, patients and staff discuss, clarify, and reinforce what was learned in the previous phases. CONCLUSIONS. The uniqueness of the model is in the opportunity it offers the patient to learn to manage aggression through both dialogue and observation. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Nurses can use this observation and modeling as a potentially powerful intervention for addressing maladaptive aggressive behaviors in their patients.