Therapeutic groups are different from psycho-educational groups, and support groups. An central element to therapeutic groups is that they are typically __________ .

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Therapeutic groups are often closed, meaning the participants are predetermined, and the group is set for a specific length of time (ex - six weeks); therapeutic groups encourage participants to provide feedback to one another, as well as feedback from the leader; therapeutic groups frequently use the past as a window to the present functioning, and current struggles.

Therapeutic Groups Are Different from Psycho-Educational Groups, and Support Groups