Includes bibliographical references and index.

Group Leadership : Cole's Seven Steps -- Understanding Group Dynamics -- Client-Centered Groups -- Groups in the context of DEI and the OT Framework 4th Ed. -- Psychodynamic Approaches -- The Behavioral-Cognitive Continuum -- Allen's Cognitive Disabilities Groups -- Developmental Approaches -- Sensory Motor Approaches -- A Model of Human Occupation & Other Occupation-Based Models -- Writing a Group Protocol and the Quinnipiac Model -- An Introductory Laboratory Experience for Students Group Protocol : Developing Your Professional Self -- A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Group Experience Group Protocol : Seeing Myself : My Uniqueness in the Contest of my Culture -- Community Groups : Service-Learning Experiences for Students -- Wellness, Recovery and Trauma Informed Care.

This best-selling textbook, now in its Sixth Edition, provides the essential strategies and tools that occupational therapists need to design and organize client groups for enhanced, theory-based therapeutic interventions for physical, mental health, and wellness populations. Updated in line with AOTA’s latest Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, the book is split into three sections. Section I introduces author Marilyn Cole’s 7-step format for group leadership, the cornerstone for the rest of the book. This is followed by chapters on the fundamentals of group dynamics, client-centered groups, and issues around diversity, inclusion, and cultural humility. Section II provides an overview of a range of theoretical approaches to group work, from psychodynamic, biomechanical, behavioral/cognitive, developmental, sensory, and occupation-based models. Section III focuses on design of group protocols, synthesizing the theories, activities or modalities, leadership, and membership selection guidelines. Revisions include guidelines for using a client-centered group approach with marginalized populations, as well as designing occupational therapy groups with wellness and non-traditional populations for student service learning in the community. Thoroughly updated throughout, and with new case studies drawn from a range of disciplines, this is an essential resource for any student or practitioner in the field of occupational therapy.