Abstract
Planned group counseling (PGC) is a group intervention used for 20 years at an urban Veterans' Affairs medical center's methadone maintenance treatment program and substance abuse rehabilitation programs–detoxification, 28-day inpatient, and 2-year outpatient. PGC was added to these interdisciplinary programs to provide a conjoint group treatment method. The method integrates concepts and techniques found in both professional and self-help groups. It is leader centered, very directive, and based on a single-session, highly structured workshop model. PGC is intentionally designed to cope with the very reluctant behavior common to this population: lateness, irregular attendance, premature terminations, and noncompliance with therapeutic directives.
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