This is a user-friendly guide to conducting group psychotherapy in various settings and with different populations. It is a resource for new professionals, as well as more seasoned clinicians planning to integrate group psychotherapy into their work.

A user-friendly guide of best practice for leading groups in various settings and with different populations, which incorporates the latest developments in today's mental health marketplace.

• Features multiple theoretical perspectives and guidelines for running groups for diverse populations, in the US and worldwide
• Offers modern approaches and practical suggestions in a user-friendly and jargon-free style, with many clinical examples
• Includes a major component on resiliency and trauma relief work, and explores its impact on clinicians
• Accompanied by an online resource featuring discussions of psychotherapeutic techniques in practice

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Jeffrey L. Kleinberg, a Psychologist, is a Fellow and President of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, former President of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, and served as Editor of the Journal GROUP. He has trained hundreds of mental health professionals in trauma counseling and group treatment in the U.S. and internationally, and is also Professor Emeritus at LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York.

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"Finally, we have a book about group therapy that answers the question, 'Is there one book that covers the waterfront but is deep enough to provide more than just an overview of models, and can actually help me become a better group therapist?' This is such a book."

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy "This volume reflects the expansion in the field of psychodynamic group psychotherapy that today incorporates a variety of theoretical perspectives. Leading experts from various countries provide the reader with a clear overview of the different approaches. In addition, there are chapters in this volume that deal with special populations and conditions of treatment. While providing a straightforward introduction to the plethora of material in the field, the volume will also serve as a comprehensive resource for any seasoned group psychotherapist." Howard D. Kibel, Professor of Psychiatry, New York Medical College and past President of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, USA The Handbook of Group Psychotherapy is a user-friendly guide to conducting group psychotherapy in various settings and with different populations. It has been designed as a resource for new professionals, including graduate students in mental health, as well as more seasoned clinicians planning to integrate group psychotherapy into their work. Bringing together pre-eminent group psychotherapists from different theoretical perspectives and countries, the articles in this volume present their approaches to conducting groups with diverse populations in different settings. Written in straight-forward, jargon-free language, the articles directly speak to the needs of the mental health professional planning to begin a group or to strengthen an existing group. Whether combined with a formal class in group techniques, human relations, or group dynamics, or in an institute training group practitioners, or read as part of one's own professional development, this work is likely to advance the reader's clinical competency and strengthen their self-confidence as a leader. Using a personal style and speaking from years of experience, the contributors provide hands-on suggestions as to how a group leader really works. From determining patient or client needs, developing treatment goals, and constructing a group, to handling emergencies, the contributors address the needs of the new group leader. The articles also address issues of diversity and globalism, as well as trauma and resiliency, making this a truly post-9/11 contribution.

Inhalt

Contributors ix

1. Introduction to Group Psychotherapy 1

Jeffrey L. Kleinberg

Section One: Building the Frame: Theoretical Models 9

Introduction 9

2. Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy: An Overview 13

Priscilla F. Kauff

3. The Interpersonal Model of Group Psychotherapy 33

Molyn Leszcz and Jan Malat

4. Towards an Integrative Intersubjective and Relational Group Psychotherapy 59

Victor L. Schermer and Cecil A. Rice

5. Integrative Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy 89

Greg Crosby, with Donald Altman

6. Functional Subgrouping and the Systems-Centered Approach to Group Therapy 113

Susan P. Gantt

7. The Functional Group Model 139

Sharan L. Schwartzberg and Mary Alicia Barnes

8. It's All About Me: Introduction to Relational Group Psychotherapy 169

Richard M. Billow

9. Resonance among Members and its Therapeutic Value in Group Psychotherapy 187

Avi Berman

10. The Dynamics of Mirror Reactions and their Impact on the Analytic Group 197

Miriam Berger

11. Meeting Maturational Needs in Modern Group Analysis: A Schema for Personality Integration and Interpersonal Effectiveness 217

Elliot Zeisel

12. Developing the Role of the Group Facilitator: Learning from Experience 231

Orit Nuttman-Shwartz and Sarit Shay

13. From Empathically Immersed Inquiry to Discrete Intervention: Are There Limits to Theoretical Purity? 249

Steven L. Van Wagoner

Section Two: Groups for Adults 271

Introduction 271

14. Support and Process-Oriented Therapy Groups 275

Lise Motherwell

15. Working with the Difficult Group Patient 299

Phyllis F. Cohen

16. Working with Primitive Defenses in Group 321

Martha Gilmore

17. Structured Techniques to Facilitate Relating at Various Levels in Group 335

Albert J. Brok

18. Effective Management of Substance Abuse Issues in Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy 345

Marsha Vannicelli

19. Single-Gender or Mixed-Gender Groups: Choosing a Perspective 381

Darryl L. Pure

20. Sexual Diversity in Group Psychotherapy 397

Morris Nitsun

21. Group Therapy For Females Molested In Girlhood 409

Shoshana Ben-Noam

22. Couples Group Psychotherapy: A Quarter of a Century Retrospective 431

Judith Coché

23. The Large Group: Dynamics, Social Implications and Therapeutic Value 457

Haim Weinberg and Daniel J. N. Weishut

24. Dreams and Dreamtelling: A Group Approach 479

Robi Friedman

25. Group Interventions Following Trauma and Disaster 499

Suzanne B. Phillips and Robert H. Klein

26. After the Conflict: Training of Group Supervision in Guatemala 517

Elisabeth Rohr

27. Group Psychotherapy for Patients with Psychosis: A Psychodynamic (Group-Analytic) Approach 547

Ivan Urlic

28. Care for the Caregivers 571

Richard Beck

Section Three: Groups for Children 587

Introduction 587

29. Group Therapy with Children 589

Seth Aronson

30. Adolescent Group Psychotherapy: The Real Work 609

Andrew P. Pojman

31. The Earth as a Classroom: Children's Groups in the Aftermath of Mass Trauma 623

Emily Zeng

32. A Multidisciplinary Treatment Team Model for Youth Offenders in Correctional Treatment Centers: Applying Psychodynamic Group Concepts 645

D. Thomas Stone Jr. and Anne Carson Thomas

Section Four: Diversity 665

Introduction 665

33. Diversity in Groups: Culture, Ethnicity and Race 667

Siddharth Ashvin Shah and Razia Kosi

34. A Spiritually Informed Approach to Group Psychotherapy 681

Alexis D. Abernethy

Section Five: Through a Personal Lens 707

Introduction 707

35. Group Psychotherapy as my Career Path 709

Walter N. Stone

36. My Development as a Group Therapist 731

Marvin L. Aronson

37. Group Psychotherapy with High-Functioning Adults Or, People Like Me! 745

Bonnie J. Buchele

Author Index 771

Subject Index 785