| Foundations and Applications of Group Psychotherapy: A Sphere of Influence Contributor(s): Ettin, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1853027952 ISBN-13: 9781853027956 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1999 Annotation: The British reissue of work first published in the US in 1992. Clinical psychologist Ettin offers a broad survey of the field of group psychotherapy, from its foundations in the Socratic dialogues of Plato to the application of psychotherapeutic theory to the understanding of the social processes of modern revolutions. Along the way, he discusses the usefulness and proper practice of group psychotherapy in a variety of settings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Group - Medical - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| LCCN: 99041625 |
| Series: International Library of Group Analysis (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.19" W x 9.21" (1.60 lbs) 454 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author focuses on how to provide effective individual treatment within psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic groups, and examines the structural properties of such groups as organizational entities in their own right. The book is divided into two main parts, covering foundations and applications. The former looks at the history and epistemology of the grouping process, considering both practical and philosophical questions. The latter looks at specific psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic uses of the group medium, from which the reader can expect to gain both an in-depth understanding of the human grouping process and a practical knowledge of how to organize, facilitate, and manage collective treatment regimens. The final chapter of the book considers the logistics of small-group participation and the mythic roots of small-group culture. Although each chapter can be read as a discrete unit, they are linked and sequenced by recurrent motifs, consistent structural analyses, and a generalized perspective about collective dynamics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ettin, Mark: - Mark F Ettin is a clinical psychologist, certified group psychotherapist and Adjunct Medical School Professor and private practitioner. He is the inaugural recipient (1996) of the American Group Psychotherapy Foundation's award for excellence in psychodynamic group theory. |