A large part of the MIGP model’s focus is on the healing power of hope and the positive energy that comes from it. Many clients arrive at treatment feeling defeated by life and overwhelmed by their inability to control their substance use. It is as if they do not know where they are going or what their future holds (Tan, 2022). Joining a community of like-minded people with a similar attitude on life gives these people a unique opportunity to see others transform while also experiencing their own minor wins, which the whole group can celebrate. With each step, a glimmer of optimism begins to appear.
It is possible to employ a variety of exercises to help people who misuse drugs and make them feel hopeful. As part of the treatment process, clients may be asked to envisage a life without substance abuse and how their lives would be different and better. As a result of this experience, other customers’ support becomes even more intense. Group leaders must take prudence while doing directed imagining exercises (Tan, 2022). If such an activity is not handled with care, it can be humiliating for individuals struggling with substance abuse. Such shame can be avoided by actively participating in building an image and monitoring its safety for all participants during a training session.
The ability to grow, heal, and cultivate a life-giving perspective is impossible without the presence of a positive sense of hope. When one does not know the answers but believes they exist and that whatever happens, even if the causes are unknown, it will ultimately turn for good, that is when hope appears (Tan, 2022). Hope may be instilled more effectively in groups than in any other settings. Positive expectations are reinforced, and group leaders and members reflect negative prejudices. In this case, a group serves as a therapeutic tool since it provides a constant source of information for its members. Therefore, interventions in Hope Therapy included strategies for increasing enjoyment and mastery, enhancing problem-solving and planning abilities, and reshaping negative thoughts.
It is possible to establish that installation has a prominent force in the group through the NEO-Five-Factor Inventory which can be used to determine the viability of group hope. Several types of patients might benefit from group therapy: those with interpersonal difficulties and pathology; those lacking self-confidence; those who are action-oriented; those who are socially isolated; and those who would benefit from interacting with peers who can both challenge and support them. Extroverts and conscientious people are more likely to benefit from group therapy. Therefore, based on personality test neurotics are less likely to benefit from group therapy.
Group therapy should not be used with individuals in immediate danger of harming themselves or actively contemplating suicide. Patients who are not appropriate for group treatment should be avoided at all costs, as their involvement could harm both the patient and the group. Patients who cannot participate in the group’s major activities owing to logistical, cognitive, or interpersonal reasons are excluded. Other than that, it is preferable to use relative rather than absolute exclusion criteria when dealing with potential patients. As a result, a patient who is unable to be placed in one particular group due to conflicting personality qualities may be able to be placed in a group with similar characteristics.
Reference
Tan, S. Y. (2022). Therapeutic factors in a group experiential learning programme in teacher education. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 1-4. Web.