What are the advantages?
Group therapies offer a person the opportunity to see that he is not alone in the difficulties he is experiencing, that many people share similar struggles and difficulties. It has a therapeutic feature that accompanies a person to share their experiences with others who are experiencing similar problems. Listening to others with similar problems allows for the development of self-awareness.
However, it offers the opportunity to see and model the positive behaviors that people who have gone through similar paths have done while overcoming those difficulties. Modeling is a method often used in therapies as a method of imitation, internalization and learning by observing someone’s behavior or emotions. In this way, participants can learn techniques from each other to cope with the challenges they face in life. Coping skills gain variety.
We have to bond to get better. We are damaged in relationships, but we are healing in relationships again. Group therapy allows a person to connect with others. It increases the person’s capacity to see the other person as he is, to understand his feelings, to receive support and support when necessary.
Another benefit of group therapy is that it allows the development of a person’s communication skills and therefore their social skills.
Group therapy provides a feeling of having a wide safety net for individuals who may be shy about discussing their feelings and perceived weaknesses.
In addition, group therapy is financially October more suitable than individual therapy.
What are the disadvantages?
The anxiety of not being able to be the center of attention. The level of interventions performed in group studies is not as focused and intense for a single person as individual therapy.
Concern about violation of privacy. Although group members are generally instructed to keep information and events occurring in the group confidential and to share them only with group members during therapy, the potential for a violation of confidentiality is greater.
Participants who come to socialize can disrupt the dynamic of the group. Some individuals in groups actually come to socialize, not to change themselves. This, in turn, can disrupt the group dynamic.
Group therapy is by its nature less flexible. His frame is sharper. Groups usually meet at certain times. In individual therapy, the day and time of the session may be Decoupled between the therapist and the client, but in group therapy, there is no such flexibility, the person must adapt his personal program according to the therapy framework.
To summarize, group therapy can provide strong support to clients and lead them to the desired results. Of course, his contribution to overcoming the difficulties experienced by a person and his effectiveness in personality change cannot be underestimated. Dec. But since there are possible limitations due to this nature, group therapies are effective only if the person is ready to participate.
