The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy 6th Edition by Irvin D. Yalom, ISBN-13: 978-1541617575
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- Publisher: Basic Books; 6th edition (December 1, 2020)
- Language: English
- 832 pages
- ISBN-10: 1541617576
- ISBN-13: 978-1541617575
The classic work on group psychotherapy.
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy has been the standard text in the field for decades. In this completely updated sixth edition, Dr. Yalom and Dr. Leszcz draw on a decade of new research as well as their broad clinical wisdom and expertise. Each chapter is revised, reflecting the most recent developments in the field. There are new sections throughout, including online group therapy, modern analytic and relational approaches, interpersonal neurobiology, measurement-based care, culture and diversity, psychological trauma, and group therapy tailored for a range of clinical populations. At once scholarly and lively, this is the most up-to-date, incisive, and comprehensive text available on the practice of group psychotherapy.
Table of Contents:
COVER
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
DEDICATION
PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1 THE THERAPEUTIC FACTORS
Instillation of Hope
Universality
Imparting Information
Altruism
The Corrective Recapitulation of the Primary Family Group
Development of Socializing Techniques
Imitative Behavior
2 INTERPERSONAL LEARNING
The Importance of Interpersonal Relationships
The Corrective Emotional Experience
The Group as Social Microcosm
Dynamic Interaction Within the Social Microcosm
Recognition of Behavioral Patterns in the Social Microcosm
The Social Microcosm: Is It Real?
Transference and Insight
Overview
3 GROUP COHESIVENESS
The Importance of Group Cohesiveness
Mechanism of Action
Summary
4 THE THERAPEUTIC FACTORS: AN INTEGRATION
Comparative Value of the Therapeutic Factors: The Client’s View
Comparative Value of the Therapeutic Factors: Differences Between Clients’ and Therapists’
Views
Therapeutic Factors: Modifying Forces
5 THE THERAPIST: BASIC TASKS
Creation and Maintenance of the Group
Building a Group Culture
How Does the Leader Shape Norms?
Therapeutic Group Norms
6 THE THERAPIST: WORKING IN THE HERE-AND-NOW
Definition of Process
Process Focus: The Power Source of the Group
The Therapist’s Tasks in the Here-and-Now
Techniques of Here-and-Now Activation
Techniques of Process Illumination
Helping Clients Assume a Process Orientation
Helping Clients Accept Process-Illuminating Comments
Process Commentary: A Theoretical Overview
The Use of the Past
Group-as-a-Whole Process Commentary
7 THE THERAPIST: TRANSFERENCE AND TRANSPARENCY
Transference in the Therapy Group
The Psychotherapist and Transparency
8 SELECTING CLIENTS AND COMPOSING GROUPS
Criteria for Exclusion
Criteria for Inclusion
Summary: Client Selection
Group Composition
The Prediction of Client Behavior in the Group
Summary: Predicting Client Behavior
Principles of Group Composition
Homogeneity or Heterogeneity?
General Clinical Considerations
Summary: Group Composition
9 CREATING THE GROUP
Setting and Structure
Brief Group Therapy
Pregroup Meetings and Preparation for Group Therapy
10 IN THE BEGINNING
Formative Stages of the Group
The Impact of Clients and Other Factors on Group Development
Membership Problems
11 THE ADVANCED GROUP
How Interpersonal Learning Works
Subgrouping
Conflict in the Therapy Group
Self-Disclosure
Termination
12 THE CHALLENGING GROUP MEMBER
The Monopolist
The Silent Client
The Boring Client
The Help-Rejecting Complainer
The Acutely Psychotic Client
The Schizoid Client
The Characterologically Difficult Client
13 SPECIALIZED FORMATS AND PROCEDURAL AIDS
Concurrent Individual and Group Therapy
Combining Group Therapy and Twelve-Step Groups
Co-Therapy
Dreams
Audiovisual Technology
Written Summaries
Monitoring Group Therapy Outcome and Process
Structured Exercises
Group Therapy Record Keeping
14 ONLINE PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUPS
VTC Groups: Early Findings
Guidelines for Group Psychotherapists
VTC Group Challenges and Opportunities
15 SPECIALIZED THERAPY GROUPS
Modifications for Specialized Clinical Situations: Basic Steps
The Acute Inpatient Therapy Group
Groups for the Medically Ill
Adaptation of CBT and IPT to Group Therapy
Self-Help Groups and Online Support Groups
16 TRAINING THE GROUP THERAPIST
Observation of Experienced Clinicians
Clinical Supervision
A Group Experience for Trainees
Personal Psychotherapy
Summary
Beyond Technique
DISCOVER MORE
APPENDIX: GROUP THERAPY INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES FOR CLIENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
NOTES
ALSO BY IRVIN D. YALOM
PRAISE FOR THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
Irvin D. Yalom, MD, is professor emeritus of psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was the recipient of the 1974 Edward Strecker Award and the 1979 Foundations’ Fund Prize in Psychiatry. He is the author of When Nietzsche Wept (winner of the 1993 Commonwealth Club gold medal for fiction); Love’s Executioner, a memoir; Becoming Myself, a group therapy novel; The Schopenhauer Cure; and the classic textbooks Inpatient Group Psychotherapy and Existential Psychotherapy, among many other books. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
Molyn Leszcz, MD, FRCPC, CGP, DFAGPA, is professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is an award-winning clinical educator. Dr. Leszcz is the president of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) and a distinguished fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. He is the coauthor of Psychotherapy Essentials to Go: Achieving Psychotherapy Effectiveness. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
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