Full Definition of GROUP THERAPY. : therapy in the presence of a therapist in which several patients discuss and share their personal problems —called also group psychotherapy. — group therapist noun. See group therapy defined for English-language learners. ADVERTISEMENT. Medical Definition of GROUP THERAPY. : therapy in the presence of a therapist in which several patients discuss and share their personal problems. — group therapist noun therapy group in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as the application of psychotherapeutic techniques to a group, including the utilization of interactions between members of the group. See also group therapy. In some therapy groups, two co-therapists share the responsibility of group leadership. Patients are selected on the basis of what they might gain from group therapy interaction and what they can contribute to the group as a whole. Purpose. The purpose of rehabilitation is to restore some or all of the patient's physical, sensory, and mental capabilities that were lost due to injury, illness, or disease. Rehabilitation includes assisting the patient to compensate for deficits that cannot be reversed medically. The duration of the physical therapy program varies depending on the injury/illness being treated and the patient's response to therapy. Exercise is the most widely used and best known type of physical therapy. For example, a therapy group that is part of a substance abuse program to rehabilitate inpatients would be called short-term group therapy. This term is used because, as patients, the group members will only be in the hospital for a relatively short period of time. Long-term therapy groups may meet for six months, a year, or longer. The therapeutic approach used in therapy depends on the focus of the group and the psychological training of the therapist. In some therapy groups, two co-therapists share the responsibility of group leadership. Patients are selected on the basis of what they might gain from group therapy interaction and what they can contribute to the group as a whole. 1 I am assuming that based on the rate structure our definition of Therapy/Counseling Family, is based on serving only one family, or the family of one consumer at the session, and the rate structure for Therapy/Counseling Group is to support a service in which the family of more than one consumer is participating.  Patient E: 97150 (group therapy). Rationale: This is an example of a situation in which the therapist is overseeing more than one patient and is providing skilled services to them while in constant attendance. Group therapy (97150) could be billed for each patient in this circumstance. Concerns have been raised regarding the delivery of outpatient physical therapy services, specifically regarding the appropriate use of one-on-one codes as opposed to the group code. This page provides APTA's interpretation of the one-on-one and group codes Group Therapy Services (Code 97150) Pay for outpatient physical therapy services (which includes speech-language pathology services) and outpatient occupational therapy services provided simultaneously to two or more individuals by a practitioner as group therapy services. Concerns have been raised regarding the delivery of outpatient physical therapy services, specifically regarding the appropriate use of one-on-one codes as opposed to the group code. This page provides APTA's interpretation of the one-on-one and group cod Group therapy: 1) A type of psychiatric care in which several patients meet with one or more therapists at the same time. The patients form a support group for each other as well as receiving expert care and advice. The group therapy model is particularly appropriate for psychiatric illnesses that are support-intensive, such as anxiety disorders, but is not well suited for treatment of some other psychiatric disorders.
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