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Text Books

When is Group Therapy Suitable?
Developmental Stages in Groups
Time-Limited Group Psychotherapy
Focal Groups
Co-Leading
Resistance in Groups
Aggression in Groups
Scapegoating in Group Psychotherapy
Termination in Groups
Large Groups
Inpatient Group Psychotherapy
Self-Psychology Perspective in Groups
Groups for Children and Adolescents
Gender Issues in Groups
Group-Psychotherapy with Addictions
Couples Groups
Dual Diagnosis Group Treatment
     Domestic Violence Groups: Male Batterers
     Domestic Violence Groups: Battered Women
     Domestic Violence Groups: Children of Battered Women
Groups for the Medically Ill
Group Art Therapy
Psychodrama
Group Work with Dreams
Difficult Patients in Groups
Groups in Occupational Therapy

Group Supervision
Failures in Groups
Eating Disorders Groups

Gestalt Group Therapy
Groups for Trauma and Abuse Survivors

Cultural Aspects in Groups
Group Work with Movies
Ethical Issues in Group Therapy
Cognitive Behavior Approach to Groups
Psychoeducational Groups
Combined (Individual and Group) Therapy)

 

 

Pin TEXT BOOKS

Agazarian,Y.M. (1997), System-Centered Therapy for Groups, Guilford Press
Alonso, A., & Swiller, H.I.
(1992) Group Therapy in Clinical Practice, American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
Bernard, H. S. & MacKenzie, K.R. (eds.) (1999), Basics of Group Psychotherapy, Guilford Press.
Bieling, P.J., MacCabe, R.E., & Antony, M.M. (2006).  Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups NY: Guilford Pub.

Bion, W.R. (1959) Experiences in Groups and other Papers. N.Y.: Basic Books.
* Corey, M. & Corey,G. (1997) Groups: Process & Practice (5th ed.) Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Dies, R.R. & MacKenzie, K.R. (1983) Advances in Group Psychotherapy: Integrating Research and Practice. N.Y.: International University Press.
* Fehr, S.S. (1999) Introduction to Group Therapy: A Practical Guide. N.Y.: Haworth Press.
Foulkes, S.H. & Anthony, E.J. (1965) Group Psychotherapy: The Psychoanalytic Approach. London: Penguin Books.
Gazda, G.M. (1989) Group Counseling: A Developmental Approach (4th ed.) Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
* Kaplan, H. & Sadock, B. (eds.) (1993) Comprehensive Group Psychotherapy , 3rd ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
Lieberman, M.A., Yalom, I.D.& Miles, M.B. (1973) Encounter Groups: First Facts. N.Y.: Basic Books.
Neri, C. (1998) Group, London: Jessica Kingsley Pub. 
* Ormont, L.R. (1992) The Group Therapy Experience, N.Y: St. Martin's Press.
* Rogers, C.R. (1970) On Encounter Groups. N.Y.: Harper & Row.
* Rutan, S.J., Stone, N.W., & Shay J. (2007) Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy, 4th Ed. N.Y.: Guilford Press
* Spitz, H.I. & Spitz, S.T. (1999). A Pragmatic Approach to Group Psychotherapy. Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel
* Whitaker, D.S. (1987) Using Groups to Help People, Routledge & Kegan.
* Yalom, I.D. and  Leszcz, M. (2005) The Theory & Practice of Group Psychotherapy , 5th ed. . N.Y.: Basic Books.

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WHEN IS GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY SUITABLE?

Toseland R.W. & Siporin, M. (1986) When to recommend group treatment: A review of the clinical and group literature. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy ,36:171-201.

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DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES IN GROUPS

* Bennis, W.G. & Shepherd, H.A. (1956) A Theory of Group Development. Human Relations, 9, 415-437.
Berman, A. & Weinberg, H. (1998) The advanced-stage therapy Group. International J. of Group Psychotherapy, 48, 499-518.
* MacKenzie, K.R. & Livesley W.J. (1983) A Developmental Model for Brief Group Therapy. in Advances in Group Psychotherapy, Dies, R.R. & MacKenzie, K.R.
Saravay, S.M. (1978) A Psychoanalytic Theory of Group Development. International J. of Group Psychotherapy, 28, 481-507.
* Tuckman, B.W. (1965) Developmental Sequence in Small Groups. Psychological Bulletin, 63, 384-399.

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Pin TIME-LIMITED GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY

Dies R.R (1985) Leadership in short-term group therapy: manipulation or facilitation? International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 35, 435-455.
Klein R.H. (1985) Some principles of short-term group therapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 35:309-329.
* MacKenzie, K.R. (1997) Time-Managed Group Psychotherapy, American Psychiatric Press, Inc. 
Rosenbaum M. (1996) Handbook of Short-Term Therapy Groups, Jason Aronson Pub
Shapiro, J.L., Peltz, L.S. & Bernadett-Shapiro, S. T. (1998) Brief Group Treatment: Practical Training for therapists and counselors,
ITP Brooks/Cole

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Pin FOCAL GROUPS

McKay, M. & Paleg, K. (eds) (1992) Focal Group Psychotherapy,  New Harbinger Publications.

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Pin CO-LEADING

Dick, B., Lessler, K. & Whiteside, J. (1980) A Developmental Framework for Co-therapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 30 (3), 64-76.
Hoffman, S. et. al (1995) Cotherapy with Individuals, Families and Groups, Jason Aronson
Paulson, I, Burroughs, J., Gelb, C., (1976) Cotherapy: What is the Crux of the Relationship? International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 26, (2) 213-224.
Roller, W., & Nelson, V., (1991) The Art of Co-Therapy, Guilford Press, New York.

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Pin RESISTANCE IN GROUPS

Ormont, L. (1993) Resolving Resistances to Immediacy in the Group Setting. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 43(4), 399-418.
* Rosenthal, L. (1996) Resolving Resistances in Group Psychotherapy , N.Y.: Jason Aronson.

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Pin AGGRESSION IN GROUPS

Nitsun, M. (1996)The Anti-Group : Destructive Forces in the Group and Their Creative Potential, Routledge.
Pines, M. & Schermer, V. L (eds), (1994), Ring of Fire : Primitive Affects and Object Relations in Group Psychotherapy: Routledge.
Spotnitz, H.
(1976) Dealing with Aggression in Groups, in Psychotherapy of Preoedipal Conditions, N.Y.: Jason Aronson, 69-75.

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Pin SCAPEGOATING IN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY

Malcus, L. (1995). Indirect scapegoating via projective identification and the mother group. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 45,55-71.
Moreno, K.J. (2007). Scapegoating in Group Psychotherapy. International Journal of group psychotherapy, 57(1), 93-104)

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Pin TERMINATION IN GROUPS

* Bernard, H., (1989) Guidelines to Minimize Premature Terminations, International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 39 (4), 523-530.
Piper, W.E., & Klein, R.H (eds.) (1996) Special Issue: Termination in Group Therapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 46(1).

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Pin LARGE GROUPS

Bernard, H. & West, K. (eds.) (1993) Special Issue: The Large Group. Group, 17(4).
De Mare, P., Piper, R., and Thompson, S. (1991). Koinonia: From hate, through dialogue to culture in the large group, London: Karnac.
Figusch, Z. (2009) From one-to-one psychodrama to large group socio-psychodrama
Hopper, E.  (2003) The Social Unoconscious: Selected Papers  London:Jessica Kingsley Pubications.
Greene, L.R. & Johnson, D.R. (1987) Leadership and structuring of the large group. International Journal of Therapeutic Communities 8: 99-108.
Kreeger, L. (ed.) (1975) The Large Group: Dynamics & Therapy, London: Constable.
Schneider S. & Weinberg H. (eds.) (2003). The Large Group Revisited: The Herd, Primal Horde, Crowds and Masses. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Weinberg, H. (ed.) (2008). Special Issue: The Large Group. GROUP, 32(4).
 

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Pin INPATIENT GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY

Brabender V, Fallon A. (1993) Models of Inpatient Group Psychotherapy. Washington, DC, American Psychological Association.
Stone, W.N. (1996) Group Therapy for People with Chronic Mental Illness, Guilford Press.
Yalom, I. (1983) Inpatient Group-psychotherapy, N.Y. Basic Books.

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Pin SELF-PSYCHOLOGY PERSPECTIVE IN GROUPS

Harwood, I.H. (1983) The Application of Self-Psychology Concept to Group-Psychotherapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 33(4), 469-486.
Harwood, I. and Pines M. (eds) (1998) Self Experiences in Groups: Intersubjectivity and Self Psychological Pathways to Self Understanding. London, Jessica Kingsley Pub.
Schwartzman, G. (1984) The Use of the Group as a Self-Object. International Journal of Group-Psychotherapy, 34(2), 229-241.
Stone, W.N. & Whitman, R.M. (1977) Contributions of the Psychology of the Self to Group Process and Group Therapy. International Journal of Group-Psychotherapy, 27(3), 343-359.

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Pin GROUPS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Cramer-Azima, F. & Richmond, L.H. (ed), Adolescent Group Psychotherapy (monograph), American Group Psychotherapy Association
Malekoff, A. (2007) Group Work with Adolescents, Principles and Practice. 2nd. edition. N.Y., Guilford Press
Rose, S.R. (1998) Group Work with Children and Adolescents: Prevention and Intervention in School and Community System. London, Sage Pub.

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Pin GENDER ISSUES IN GROUPS

Butler S., & Wintram C. (1991) Feminist Groupwork. London, Sage Pub.
Conlon, I. (1991) The Effect of Gender on the Role of the Female Group Conductor. Group-Analysis. 24, 187-200.
DeChant, B. (ed.) (1996) Women and Group Psychotherapy. N.Y.: The Guilford Press. 
Garvin, C. & Glover, R.B. (1983) Gender Issues in Social Group Work: An Overview. Social Work with Groups, 6(1), 5-18.
Lakin, M. (1991) Some Ethical Issues in Feminist-Oriented Therapeutic Groups for Women. International Journal of Group-Psychotherapy, 41(2), 199-215.
Wolman, C. (1976) Therapy Groups for Women. American Journal of Psychiatry, 133(3), 274-278.

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Pin GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH ADDICTIONS

Brook, D.W. & Spitz, H.I. (eds.) (2002) The Group Therapy of Substance Abuse. New York.: Howarth Press.
Flores P.J.
(1996) Group Psychotherapy with Addicted Populations (Second Edition). New York: Haworth Press.
Piper, W.E. & Brook, D.W. (eds.) (2001) Special issue: Group Psychotherapy and Substance Abuse. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 51 (1).
Velasquez, M.M., Muarer, G.G., Crouch, C., & DiClemente, C.C. (2001). Group Treatment for Substance Abuse. N.Y.: Guilford Press.

Pin COUPLES GROUPS

Coche J. & Coche E. (1990) Couples Group Psychotherapy: A Clinical Practice Model. N.Y: Brunner/Mazel.

Pin DUAL DIAGNOSIS GROUP TREATMENT

Sciacca, K. (1991) An Integrated Treatment Approach for Severely Mentally Ill Individuals with Substance Disorders, in New Directions For Mental Health Services, No. 50, Summer 1991: Jossey-Bass, Publishers.

Pin DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GROUPS: MALE BATTERERS

Beninati J. (1989) Pilot Project for Male Batterers. Social Work with Groups, 12 (2) 63-74.
Finn J. (1985) Men's Domestic Violence Treatment Groups. Social Work with Groups, 8 (3).

Pin DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GROUPS: BATTERED WOMEN

Campbell, J. (1986) A Survivor Group for Battered Women. Advances in Nursing Science, 8, 13-20.
Hartman S. (1987) Therapeutic Self Help Groups: A process of Empowerment for Women in Abusive Relation. In C. Broody (Ed.) Women's Therapy Groups , 67-81, N.Y., Springer.
Rounsaville B. Lifton N. & Bieber M. (1979) The Natural History of a Psychotherapy Group for Battered Women. Psychiatry, 42, 63-78.

Pin DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GROUPS: CHILDREN OF BATTERED WOMEN

lesi J.J. & Hearn K. (1984) Group Treatment of Children in Shelters for Battered Women. In A.R. Roberts (Ed.) Battered Women and Their Families, 49-61, N.Y., Springer.
Grusznski R.J., Brink J.C. & Edleson J.L (1988) Support and Education Groups for Children of Battered Women. Child Welfare, 68, 431-444.
Peled E. & Davis D. (1995) Groupwork with Children of Battered Women London, Sage Publications.

Pin GROUPS FOR THE MEDICALLY ILL

Sherman, A.C., Leszcz, M. Mosier, J. Burlingame, G.M., Cleary, T., Ulman, K.H, Simonton, S, Latif, U. & Hazelton, L. (2004). Group Interventions for Patients with Cancer and HIV Disease: Part I. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 54(1), 29-82.

Sherman, A.C., Leszcz, M. Mosier, J. Burlingame, G.M., Cleary, T., Ulman, K.H, Simonton, S, Latif, U. & Hazelton, L. (2004).
Group Interventions for Patients with Cancer and HIV Disease: Part II. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 54(2), 203-233

Spira, J.L. (ed.)
(1997) Group Therapy for Medically Ill Patients. N.Y., Guilford Press.
Leszcz, M. (ed.) (1998) Special Issue: Group Psychotherapy for the Medically Ill. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 48(2).

Pin GROUPS FOR ART THERAPY

An updated list can be found in: Art Therapy in Canada.

Pin PSYCHODRAMA


Blatner, A.(1996) Acting-In: Practical Applications of Psychodramatic Methods. (3rd ed.), N.Y: Springer.
Blatner, A. (2000) Foundations of Psychodrama: History, Theory &
Practice, 4th edition, , New York, Springer.
Holmes, P., Karp, M., & Watson, M. (1994) Psychodrama Since Moreno, Routledge, New York, London
Kellerman, P.F.(1992) Focus on Psychodrama: The Therapeutic Aspects of Psychodrama. London: Kingsley Publishers.
Kellermann, P.F., & Hudgins, K. (Eds), (2000)
Psychodrama and Trauma: Acting Out Your Pain. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Kipper, D.A.(1986) Psychotherapy Through Clinical Role Playing. N.Y: Brunner/Mazel.
Leveton, E. (1992) A Clinician's Guide to Psychodrama. (2nd ed.) N.Y: Springer publishing.
Moreno, J.L.(1978) Who Shall Survive? (3rd ed.) N.Y.: Beacon.
Moreno, Z.T., Blomkvist, L.D., & Rutzel, T. (2000). Psychodrama Surplus Reality and the Art of Healing, Routledge Publishers, London
See also the Bibliography of Psychodrama at http://pdbib.org/

Pin GROUP WORK WITH DREAMS

Neri, C., Pines M. and Friedman R.,   (2002), Dreams in Group Psychotherapy: Theory and Technique (The International Library of Group Analysis), London: Jessica Kingsley Pub.
Ullman, M.
(1996) Appreciating Dreams: A Group Approach, Sage Pub.

Pin DIFFICULT PATIENTS IN GROUPS

Roth B.E., Kibel. H.D. & Stone, W.N. (eds.) (1990), The Difficult Patient in Group: Group Psychotherapy With Borderline and Narcissistic Disorders, Madison, CT: International Universities Press
Gans J. and Alonso, A. (1998), Difficult Patients: their Construction in Group Therapy, International Journal of Psychotherapy, 48 (3)

Pin GROUPS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Howe, M.C. Schwartzberg, S.L. (1995): A Functional Approach to Group Work in Occupational Therapy, 2nd ed.  Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott

Pin GROUP SUPERVISION

Piper, W.E. & Bernard, H.S. (eds.) (1999), Special Issue: Group Supervision of Group Psychotherapy, International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 49 (2)
Schneider, S. & Berman M. (1991), The Supervision Group as a Transitional Object, Group Analysis, 24:65-72

Pin FAILURES IN GROUPS

Conyne,R.K. (1999) , Failures in Group Work: How Can we Learn From Our Mistakes, London, Sage Pub.

Pin EATING DISORDERS GROUPS

Harper-Giuffre, H., & MacKenzie K.R. (eds.) (1992). Group Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders, American Psychiatric Press

Pin GESTALT THERAPY GROUPS

Feder, B. & Frew, J. (eds.) (2008) Beyond the Hot Seat Revisited:
Gestal Approaches to Group
. LA, Gestalt Insitute Press

 

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GROUPS FOR TRAUMA AND ABUSE SURVIVORS

Donaldson, M. & Cordes-Green, S. (1994). Group Treatment of Adult Incest Survivors. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications
Grotsky, Camerer & Damiano (2000). Group Work with Sexually Abused Children: A Practitioners' Guide. Sage Publications
Hopper, E.  (2003) Traumatic Experience in the Unconscious Life of Groups: A Theoretical and Clinical Study of Traumatic Experience and False Reparation  London:Jessica Kingsley Publications.
Klein, R.H., & Schermer, V.L. (eds.)
(2000). Group Psychotherapy for
Psychological Trauma
. New York: Guilford Press.
Schacht, A.J., Kerlinksy, D & Carlson, C.
(1990). Group Therapy with Sexually Abused Boys: Leadership, Projective Identification and Countertransference Issues. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 40, 401-417
Webb, L.P. & Leehan, J. (1996). Group Treatment of Adult Survivors of Abuse. Newbury Park, CA: Sage
Weinberg H., Nuttman-Shwartz O., & Gilmore, M. 2005. Trauma Groups: an overview. Group Analysis, 38(2)s. pp. 189-204.

Pin CULTURAL ASPECTS IN GROUPS
Devan, S.G., (2001), Culture and the Practice of Group Psychotherapy in Singapore. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy,  Vol 51 (4), 571-577.
Kotani, H. (1999), Aspects of Intrapsychic, Interpersonal and Cross Cultural Dynamics in Japanese Group Psychotherapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Vol. 49 (1), 93-104.
Rao, V.
(1993). Group Psychotherapy in India. In Kaplan, H. and Sadock, B.J. (eds.), Comprehensive Group Psychotherapy (3rd ed). 325-327. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins.
Salvendy, J.
(1999),  Ethnocultural Considerations in Group Psychotherapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Vol. 49 (4), 429-464.
Tylim, I.
(1982). Group Psychotherapy with Hispanic Patients: the psychodynamics of idealization. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Vol. 32, 339-350
Weinberg, H.
(2003) 'The Culture of the Group and Groups From Different
Cultures'. Group Analysis, 36(2): 253-268.
Weinberg H.
(2000), Group Psychotherapy and Group Work in Israel - 1998. Co-published simultaneously in S.S. Fehr (ed.) Group Therapy in Independent Practice, (pp. 43-51). Haworth Press Inc., N.Y. and in the Journal of Psychotherapy in Independent Practice, Vol. 1 (2) 43-51

Pin GROUP WORK WITH MOVIES
Fuat U. (2003) Movie Therapy, Moving Therapy. British Columbia, Canada:
Trafford Publishing

Pin ETHICAL ISSUES IN GROUP THERAPY
AGPA Guidelines for Group Psychotherapy Practice
ASGW Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
Brabender, V. (ed.) (2006-2007)
. The Ethical Group Psychotherapist: special issue of the International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 56(4) + 57(1)

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Pin COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR APPROACH TO GROUPS
Bieling, P.J., McCabe, R.E., & Antony, M.M. (2006). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups. N.Y.: Guilford Press.
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Pin PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL GROUPS
Brown, N. W. (2004). Psychoeducational Groups: Process and Practice. NY: Brunner-Routledge

Furr, S. R.
(2000). Structuring the group experience: A format for designing psychoeducational groups. Journal For Specialists in Group Work, 25 (1), 29-49.
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Pin COMBINED (INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP) THERAPY
Alonso, A., & Rutan, S.J. (1990). Common Dilemmas in Combined Individual and Group Treatment. Group, 14(1), 5-12.

Billow, R.M. (ed.) (2009).Special Issue: Models of Combined Psychotherapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 59(1).

Caligor, J., Fieldsteel, N.D., & Brok, A.J. (1993). Combining Individual and Group Therapy. Northvale, New Jersey: Jason Aronson.

Weinberg H. & Ditroi A. 2007. Concurrent Therapy, Countertransference, and the Analytic Third. GROUP, 31(1-2), 47- 62.To bibliography contents

 
Pin JOURNALS

Funzione Gamma Journal [On-Line] (English and Italian)
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy - Published by the American Group Psychotherapy Association (A.G.P.A.). N.Y.: The Guilford Press.
Group Analysis. London: Sage Publications
Group, The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society Publisher: Human Sciences Press.
Social Work with Groups. N.Y.: Haworth Press.
Journal of the Association for Specialists in Group Work, London: Sage Publications
Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice. Sponsored by Division 49 of the American Psychological Association (A.P.A.)
International Journal of Action Methods: Psychodrama, Skill Training, and Role Playing. Washington D.C.: Heldref Publications.

Psychodrama und Soziometrie: the German Journal of Psychodrama (in German)

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Pin DVDS
Janoff, S., Kobernick, A., & Agazarian, Y. (1993). System-Centered Psychotherapy. Philadelphia: Blue Sky Productions.
Moreno, Z.  The Zerka T. Moreno Series (3 DVDs)
Nelson, V & Roller, B
(1997) The Promise of Group Therapy: A live-to-tape demonstration of time-limited therapy. San Francisco, CA, Jossey Bass.
Rotch, S. Leading Psychotherapy Groups: Becoming an Expert Group Therapist
Yalom, I.D. (1991) Understanding Group Psychotherapy

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