As healing cannot occur in isolation, group work is a preferred model of intervention with vulnerable populations of all genders. Group therapy lessens the isolation faced in individual therapy, is seen as more effective in reducing shame, allows one’s testimony to be witnessed, and creates a supportive learning atmosphere that can benefit all participants. Group practice can also help facilitate community re-integration for survivors of abuse and trauma.

A Finger explores both group process as well as the skills and techniques to allow for dynamic yet safe engagement with clients. Group safety and trust, group identity formation, psycho-education vs. process engagement, strengths-based work – from “opening circle” check-ins to client testimony, this is the quintessential hands-on training for group practitioners! Combined with lecture, participants will have the opportunity to partake in exercises that approximate in vivo group experiences. A Finger will help practitioners to expand their services to group engagement – regardless of the service provided.