Advances in Group Psychotherapy: Integrating Research and Practice

Abstract

The American Group Psychotherapy Association is publishing a new monographic series. This first volume is a book of readings designed to help group psychotherapy practitioners and researchers to recognize their common concerns and interests. The editors accurately note that group researchers and clinicians have carried out their activities largely in isolation from each other and identify a need for more collaborative efforts between the two. Throughout the nine chapters, a conscientious effort is made both to develop the research base for the topics discussed and to lay out the implications for practitioners. The task is undertaken by the inclusion of three kinds of articles: those that are primarily theoretical, those concerned with methodology, and finally reviews of research.