Description
Book SynopsisThe authors chronicle the rich history of group development research, provide a survey of modern theories of group development, and introduce their own five-stage model of group development.
Table of Contents Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction to Stage Development in Psychotherapy Groups
Part I. Group Development: Benefits, Theory and Research
Chapter 2: Advantages of a Developmental Approach to Group Psychotherapy
Chapter 3: Theoretical History of Group Development in its Application to Psychotherapy Groups
Chapter 4: Empirical Investigations of Group Development
Part II. A Five-Stage Model of Group Development
Chapter 5: An Illustration of a Group Through Its Development
Chapter 6: Developmentally-Focused Leadership Activities of the Therapist
Chapter 7: Stage Development With Structured Group Approaches
Chapter 8: Post-Modern Approaches and Group Psychotherapy: Clinical and Developmental Implications
Part III. The Future of Developmentally Relevant Theory, Research, and Practice
Chapter 9: Contextual Variables Requiring Further Examination
Chapter 10: Group Development: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Authors
