NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT ACTUAL WORKSHOPS THAT ARE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC. These materials are designed for professional psychologists to use in presenting their own workshops, and are made available as a service to the profession by The Clearinghouse for Structured/Thematic Groups at the Counseling & Mental Health Center, the University of Texas at Austin. Please see the Clearinghouse Home Page for further information. The Clearinghouse vendor number is 721721721.
This workshop is based on the clinical work of Wolpe and Lazarus. After pre-testing and orientation, members share their expectations and are assigned to sub-groups according to specific concerns and/or stress-producing situations. Leaders and sub-groups contract for the following sessions (or variations thereof): progressive muscle relaxation; identifying. ranking. and rating of stress elements; systematic desensitization; and practical retaining. The 27-page manual includes handouts, group contract, relaxation script, and presentation outline.
GOALS: To improve stress-coping skills; to remediate specific problems associated with stressful situations; to assist in systematic changes in members' internal reactions and behaviors toward particularly stressful situations
TARGET: Anyone experiencing psychological, physical, or psychosomatic symptoms related to stressproducing situations
LENGTH: 7 weekly sessions, 1 to 1.5 hours each
SIZE: 2 - 15
COST: $4.25 Make checks payable to: The University of Texas at Austin. Payment must accompany order. The University does not accept purchase orders for Clearinghouse materials. The Clearinghouse vendor number is 721721721.
ORDER ADDRESS: The University of Texas at Austin, Counseling & Mental Health Center Clearinghouse Program, 1 University Station A3500, Austin, TX 78712-0152.
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