A Workbook of Group-Analytic Interventions

This book is designed to complement the academic and experiential training of therapists. Written by experienced practitioners, it gives trainees a practical insight into the ways in which group analysts may tackle difficult situations, allowing them to understand more fully the nature of intervention right from the beginning of their training.

List of contents

Introduction. 1. Interventions. 2. Eight Group Situations. 3. The First Session - An Apparent Distraction. 4. Turn Taking in the Early Sessions. 5. A Potential Drop Out. 6. A Member Seeks Approval for Concurrent Individual Therapy. 7. An Invitation to a Christmas Party. 8. Threatened Premature Termination of Therapy. 9. Disillusionment with Therapy. 10. A Threat of Physical Violence. 11. Intervening to Establish and Maintain a Therapeutic Environment. 12. Interpretation: Why, For Whom and When. 13. Conclusions. Appendix: Theoretical Approaches to Group Psychotherapy. References. Index.

About the author

David Kennard, Jeff Roberts and David A. Winter

Product details

• Authors: David Kennard, Jeff Roberts, David A Winter, David A. Winter
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2000
• EAN: 9781853028977
• ISBN: 978-1-85302-897-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 216 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 226 g
• Series: International Library of Group Analysis
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology