Imagine you are a group counselor at a local substance abuse treatment center for adolescents. Discuss how you would handle and address the group when it comes to triggering topics?

2 Discussion Questions 250 words a piece with 2 different peer supported scholarly resources per question.

Question 1

Assessment Description

Counseling approaches vary in terms of how much emotion to encourage. Group therapy ranges from polite discussion to frustrated and aggressive interactions. Imagine you are a group counselor at a local substance abuse treatment center for adolescents. Discuss how you would handle and address the group when it comes to triggering topics? If a group member were to become escalated during the group session how would you approach the situation?

Question 2

Assessment Description

What are the benefits and drawbacks to tailoring a treatment approach based on the client’s gender identification? Provide treatment theories to support your answer.

Requirements: 250 words per question