Conducting Wellness Groups for Veterans and Older Adults: The Legacy Model offers an innovative wellness group model for mental health practitioners.
1. Innovative wellness group model for veterans and older adults
2. Offer two formats provided: process-focused and activity-based (for persons with disabilities or needs additional guidance)
3. Includes group activities for practitioners
4. Evidenced-based group intervention
What a great addition to the counselling toolkit! At last, a book that not only recognizes the therapeutic value of exploring one's family history, but also provides detailed instructions to mental health practitioners for how to conduct these explorations in group settings. In clear and accessible language, the authors explain their 'Legacy Model' approach to wellness, sensitively employing case material to illustrate how it works. Their approach, while designed for older adults, could be adapted for any age group. Highly recommended.
-Susan Moore, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.
Bacon, Anderson & Boiros have crafted a comprehensive text for group workers using the Legacy Model to enhance psychological wellness with veterans and older adults. The authors offer useful examples of project ideas, moving memoirs and multiple resources for clinicians. A great contribution to group work!
-Ana Puig, PhD, Professor, University of Florida and Past-President of the Association for Specialists in Group Work
Dr. Victoria L. Bacon, CGP is a licensed psychologist and internationally certified group psychotherapist who has created, taught, and conducted groups with 40 years' experience teaching, presenting, and providing workshops.
Dr. Kristen E. Anderson, LCPC is a mental health and substance abuse counselor in private practice, Chicago, IL. She has extensive experience in individual and group counseling specializing in neurofeedback.
Maureen F. Boiros, M.Ed., R.N. is a mental health counselor and certified peer specialist who conducts groups for spouses of combat veterans and her experience as a nurse with developmentally disabled adults.
Part One: Legacy Model Development 1. Legacy Model 2. Theoretical Framework for the Legacy Model 3. Measuring Effectiveness of Legacy Groups 4. Serendipity in Legacy Work Part Two: The Legacy Group Curriculum in Action 5. Process-Focused Legacy Groups 6. Activity-Based Legacy Groups 7. Clinical Reflections 8. Potential Audiences, Challenges, and Special Considerations