Group Psychotherapy Books
Realities and Relationships: Soundings in Social Construction
Drawing upon social and literary accounts of discourse, this text examines the challenges to empiricism made under the banner of social construction. It outlines the elements of a social... (more)
Handbook of Group Psychotherapy: An Empirical and Clinical Synthesis
This is a comprehensive survey of all empirical evidence regarding process and outcome in group psychotherapy, with a focus on current and future directions in group research. The contributors cover... (more)
An Introduction to Therapeutic Communities
An introduction to the theories behind and the practice of therapeutic communities. 200 pages. (more)
Group Radical Openness: An Intervention for Overcontrol
This innovative book introduces Group Radical Openness (GRO), a group treatment for individuals who struggle with costly and harmful overcontrol.
The book opens with the background and evolution... (more)
Creative Activities for Group Therapy: Second Edition
The second edition of Creative Activities for Group Therapy focuses on evidence-based alternatives for verbal expression in group therapy, which provides group leaders with innovative inspirational... (more)
The Ecosystem of Group Relations: Culture, Gender and Identity in Groups and Organizations
The unconscious dynamics that surface in groups when authority is exercised are of paramount importance in Group Relations Conferences; this volume addresses these considerations through research... (more)
Group Therapy for High-Conflict Divorce: A Workbook for the 'No Kids in the Middle' Intervention Programme
Group Therapy for High-Conflict Divorce: A Workbook for the 'No Kids in the Middle' Intervention Programme is an essential resource for reframing the divorce process to centre the child.
This... (more)
Group Psychodrama for Dementia, Old Age, and Loneliness: Trusting the Process
Group Psychodrama for Dementia, Old Age, and Loneliness offers a fresh approach for professionals working with older individuals by employing new and exciting custom methodologies in psychodrama,... (more)
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups
The leading guide to group-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has now been significantly revised with 70% new material, reflecting over 15 years of research and clinical advances. Too often,... (more)
Pierre Delion on Psychopolitics: 'What is Institutional Psychotherapy?' and 'The Republic of False Selves'
Pierre Delion is Professor Emeritus in the faculty of medicine at Lille, a child psychiatrist, and a psychoanalyst. His work is as straightforward as it is affecting but is little read in the... (more)
An Introduction to Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater: Hall of Mirrors on Stage
An Introduction to Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater is a comprehensive book presenting Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater as a unique form of group psychotherapy.
This pioneering book is the... (more)
Group Art Therapy: Practice and Research
Group Art Therapy: Practice and Research is the first textbook of its kind, taking into account practice-based evidence and using a transtheoretical approach to present a range of art therapy group... (more)
The Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations: Global Perspectives on the Neural Underpinnings of Intergroup Behaviour, Ingroup Bias and Prejudice
This path-breaking book is the first collection to provide a scientific global overview on the social neuroscience of intergroup relations, and the neural mechanisms that drive processes such as... (more)
Women, Intersectionality, and Power in Group Psychotherapy Leadership
This ground-breaking book presents multifaceted perspectives to examine assumptions about gender, intersecting identities, and power that impact women's experience as group psychotherapy leaders,... (more)
Group Relations and Other Meditations: Psychoanalytic explorations on the uncertainties of experiential learning
This book examines the Tavistock tradition of using group relations conferences as temporary training organizations for groups and institutions, and how those can inform and enrich the theory and... (more)
Compassion Focused Group Therapy for University Counseling Centers: A Clinician’s Guide
Compassion focused therapy (CFT) articulates an approach that faces suffering head-on to understand, alleviate, and prevent suffering in ourselves and in others. Compassion Focused Group Therapy for... (more)
Present-Centered Group Therapy for PTSD: Embracing Today
Present-Centered Group Therapy for PTSD integrates theory, research, and practical perspectives on the manifestations of trauma, to provide an accessible, evidence-informed group treatment that... (more)
Group Therapy for High-Conflict Divorce: The ‘No Kids in the Middle’ Intervention Programme
The "No Kids in the Middle" (Kinderen uit de Knel) intervention programme addresses high-conflict divorce through a multi-family approach. This first English language edition contains descriptions of... (more)
Systems-Centered Training: An Illustrated Guide for Applying a Theory of Living Human Systems
This illustrated book shows how "thinking" systems offer new ways of seeing people which can help us see and do things differently. The authors describe how a theory of living human systems was... (more)
Integrating CBT with Experiential Theory and Practice: A Group Therapy Workbook
This workbook elucidates the techniques clinicians will encounter using the Cognitive Experiential (psychodrama) Group Therapy (CEGT) model.
This model incorporates cognitive behavioral and... (more)
Making Relational Care Work for Older People: Exploring Innovation and Best Practice in Everyday Life
This book explores the concept of relational care, what it feels like for older people and for carers, why it makes life happier and how those involved in residential or community care can make it... (more)
Why Group Therapy Works and How to Do It: A Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals
This book describes how group treatment offers a unique opportunity for group members to learn and to change as they interact with other group members.
The group structure presents a social... (more)
Integrative Group Therapy for Psychosis: An Evidence-Based Approach
Stemming from a series of outcome and process studies, this book presents an evidence-based, integrative group therapy treatment model that includes elements from psychodynamic, interpersonal,... (more)
The Art of Silence and Human Behaviour: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
This book examines the phenomenon of silence in relation to human behaviour from multiple perspectives, drawing on psychological and cultural-philosophical ideas to create new, surprising connections... (more)
Examining Social Identities and Diversity Issues in Group Therapy: Knocking at the Boundaries
A unique blend of theory and practice within the world of group psychotherapy, this text discusses diversity issues in group contexts within the realm of teaching, consulting, and facilitating... (more)
How to Create and Sustain Groups that Thrive
How to Create and Sustain Groups That Thrive is an accessible manual for group leaders of all kinds, from psychotherapy groups to discussion groups.
This thoroughly updated third edition of the... (more)
The Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology - Volume II: The Socio-Technical Perspective
The second of a three-volume set comprising of papers by current or former members of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations.
Adult Learning in Groups
In this era of lifelong learning, more adults are participating in learning in post-compulsory, further and higher education. There is also a need to reach out to early school leavers and... (more)