team building

a structured intervention designed to increase the extent to which a group functions as an organized, coherent whole. Such interventions often involve assessing the current level of group development, clarifying and prioritizing goals, and increasing group cohesiveness.

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November 28th 2024

indirect method of therapy

a method of conducting therapy, particularly exemplified by client-centered therapy, in which the therapist does not attempt to direct the client’s communication or evaluate the client’s remarks, although he or she may refer back to the client’s remarks or restate them (see restatement).