ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN LEADING THERAPEUTIC AND QUASI-THERAPEUTIC GROUPS: ENCOUNTER AND SENSITIVITY GROUPS
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Many ethical issues have been raised with the proliferation and mushrooming of new group approaches in the field. There is a need to clarify these ethical issues so we can move ahead with new explorations, and yet protect people from being hurt or manipulated in the process
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