"Building on the original seven steps for learning group leadership, and keeping with the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, Third Edition, this text examines group dynamics from a therapeutic and wellness perspective. It reviews descriptions of how Occupational Therapy group leaders apply multiple levels of professional reasoning to maximize the therapeutic value of group interactions. Recent examples and evidence are also included in this Fifth Edition to reflect the design and use of groups for evaluation and intervention within the newly evolving paradigm of occupational therapy"--Provided by publisher.

Group leadership : Cole's seven steps -- Understanding group dynamics -- Client-centered groups -- Groups and the occupational therapy practice framework : domaine and process, third edition -- Psychodynamic approaches -- The behavioral cognitive continuum -- Allen's cognitive disabilities groups -- Developmental approaches -- Sensorimotor approaches -- A model of human occupation and other occupation-based models -- Writing a group protocol -- A group laboratory experience -- A group experience : developing cultural competence -- Community intervention : a service learning experience for students -- Wellness, recovery, and trauma-informed care.