How to Join a Group Therapy Program

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There are a number or steps involved in joining one of the Psychology Clinic's group therapy programs, including completing an assessment to ensure that the program you are interested in is best suited to your individual needs. This process is outlined below.

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1. Register your interest in completing a group therapy program by contacting the Project Officer by phone (03) 9214 5528 or email abrydon@swin.edu.au. Aisha Brydon will ask for your name, contact details and answer any questions you have about the Psychology Clinic's group therapy services. You will then be placed on the assessment list for the program you are interested in.
   
   
2. A group facilitator will contact you to arrange for you to complete a pre-group assessment. Assessments offer you the opportunity to meet with one of the group's facilitators before commencing the program and assessments allow the facilitators to ensure that the program is the most appropriate treatment to meet your individual needs. Assessments are required for all of the Psychology Clinic's group therapy programs, they typically run for 1.5 hours and they cost $25. If the assessment indicates that the group therapy program is not the most appropriate form of treatment for you, the facilitators will be able to discuss more appropriate treatment options that meet your needs.
   
   
3. After completing the assessment phase you will be offered a place in the group program you have been assessed for. Payment for the program should be made at the first group session by cash, cheque or credit. Installment payment options may be available upon request.