Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – The Significance of the Group Chapter 3 – What is a Group – Really? Chapter 4 – The Group as a Learning and Healing Environment Chapter 5 – Group Therapy Chapter 6 – Starting a Therapy Group Chapter 7 – Conducting a Therapy group Chapter 8 – Engagement and differentiation Chapter 9 – Interpersonal work and termination Chapter 10 – Semi-open groups Chapter 11 –Group Therapy with Pre-planned Content Structure Chapter 12 – Focused Group Therapy (FGT) Chapter 13 – Concluding remarks
Christer Sandahl is a licensed psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, and professor of Social and Behavioural Science at the Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hjördis Nilsson Ahlin is an occupational therapist, a licensed psychotherapist, a group analyst, and a supervisor of psychiatric groups.
Catharina Asklin-Westerdahl is a licensed clinical psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, group analyst, and team and organizational consultant.
Mats Björling, BSc, is a licensed psychotherapist, group psychotherapist, and supervisor in private practice.
Anna Malmquist Saracino, BSW, is a licensed psychotherapist, group analyst, and psychotherapy supervisor.
Lena Wennlund, BSW, is a licensed psychotherapist, group analyst, and psychotherapy supervisor.
Ulf Åkerström is a licensed psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, and specialist in clinical psychology.
Ann Örhammar is a registered nurse, licensed psychotherapist, group analyst, and psychotherapy supervisor.
"This excellent, multi-authored guide to group therapy is written
in a clear, accessible and singular voice. Focused on enhancing the
capacity of frontline practitioners to use group therapy
effectively in a range of clinical settings, the book offers much
to those who are beginning to work with therapy groups, and it is
also a comprehensive resource for those with more substantial
experience. This book meets a very important need in our field
promoting the delivery of high-quality care." - Molyn Leszcz, MD,
FRCPC, CGP, DFAGPA; President, The American Group Psychotherapy
Assn; and Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Toronto,
CA"Great on theory and how-to for group leaders. Drawing from
Swedish group analysts as well as Yalom and Agazarian, the authors’
integrative approach is essential reading for new and experienced
group leaders." - Susan Gantt, Chair, Systems-Centered Training and
Research Institute"This will become a first-reference book at all
levels of training. It was originally published in Swedish in 2016
and is now issued in English with a new introduction and
conclusion. Practitioners will be grateful across the field and in
many parts of the world. Written by a team of eight experienced
clinicians led by Christer Sandahl, a pioneer in psychology and
group therapy, it is fluent, accessible and applied. It provides a
thorough and lucid guide for practitioners in a characteristic
Scandinavian voice – temperate and inclusive - that assembles the
contesting factions of a wide field and their histories in a
measured, authoritative, focussed, coherent text. Their account of
Focussed Group Therapy (FGT) is an original contribution that will
be of value to all practitioners. Why Group Therapy Works and How
To Do It, meets challenges posed at the outset. Why do groups with
advantageous cost-benefits remain ‘the poor relation’ in practice?
This book could help us change this." - John Schlapobersky,
Institute of Group Analysis, London; Author, From The Couch To The
Circle: Group-Analytic Psychotherapy In Practice (Routledge
2016)"It is clear, from the title, that this book’s ambition is to
provide a practical guide to the activity of group therapy, that
most difficult of the psychotherapies due to the complexity of
group interactions and relationships and the vicissitudes of
practice in an often sceptical world. How well does it achieve this
goal? Well, in reading it I was envious that the current group
analytic trainees will have access to this first-class coverage of
the ideas and practicalities involved in setting up a functioning
group. I wish that something like this had been available for me in
my own training." - Terry Birchmore, review in Contexts"This book
is an important initiative in the field of group therapy. It
reveals the complexity of the work in groups, enhancing the
benefits that a safe and healing environment provides to patients.
Regardless of our professional theoretical or technical approach,
it reveals ‘Why Group Therapy Works’ through fundamental encounters
among human beings seated around a circle." - British Journal of
Psychotherapy 38, 2 (2022) 403–407"Overall, this is a valuable and
accessible contribution to the literature on group work, which will
be useful for qualified practitioners and students alike. It is
theoretically well grounded and provides a clear guide to the
processes of setting up and leading groups. It is a valuable
introduction to the field and a useful adjunct to training and
supervision in any group work approach. " - Juliet Koprowska
(2023): Why group therapy works and how to do it: a guide for
health and social care professionals, Journal of Social Work
Practice, DOI: 10.1080/02650533.2023.2185214
"This excellent, multi-authored guide to group therapy is written
in a clear, accessible and singular voice. Focused on enhancing the
capacity of frontline practitioners to use group therapy
effectively in a range of clinical settings, the book offers much
to those who are beginning to work with therapy groups, and it is
also a comprehensive resource for those with more substantial
experience. This book meets a very important need in our field
promoting the delivery of high-quality care." - Molyn Leszcz, MD,
FRCPC, CGP, DFAGPA; President, The American Group Psychotherapy
Assn; and Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Toronto,
CA"Great on theory and how-to for group leaders. Drawing from
Swedish group analysts as well as Yalom and Agazarian, the authors’
integrative approach is essential reading for new and experienced
group leaders." - Susan Gantt, Chair, Systems-Centered Training and
Research Institute"This will become a first-reference book at all
levels of training. It was originally published in Swedish in 2016
and is now issued in English with a new introduction and
conclusion. Practitioners will be grateful across the field and in
many parts of the world. Written by a team of eight experienced
clinicians led by Christer Sandahl, a pioneer in psychology and
group therapy, it is fluent, accessible and applied. It provides a
thorough and lucid guide for practitioners in a characteristic
Scandinavian voice – temperate and inclusive - that assembles the
contesting factions of a wide field and their histories in a
measured, authoritative, focussed, coherent text. Their account of
Focussed Group Therapy (FGT) is an original contribution that will
be of value to all practitioners. Why Group Therapy Works and How
To Do It, meets challenges posed at the outset. Why do groups with
advantageous cost-benefits remain ‘the poor relation’ in practice?
This book could help us change this." - John Schlapobersky,
Institute of Group Analysis, London; Author, From The Couch To The
Circle: Group-Analytic Psychotherapy In Practice (Routledge
2016)"It is clear, from the title, that this book’s ambition is to
provide a practical guide to the activity of group therapy, that
most difficult of the psychotherapies due to the complexity of
group interactions and relationships and the vicissitudes of
practice in an often sceptical world. How well does it achieve this
goal? Well, in reading it I was envious that the current group
analytic trainees will have access to this first-class coverage of
the ideas and practicalities involved in setting up a functioning
group. I wish that something like this had been available for me in
my own training." - Terry Birchmore, review in Contexts"This book
is an important initiative in the field of group therapy. It
reveals the complexity of the work in groups, enhancing the
benefits that a safe and healing environment provides to patients.
Regardless of our professional theoretical or technical approach,
it reveals ‘Why Group Therapy Works’ through fundamental encounters
among human beings seated around a circle." - British Journal of
Psychotherapy 38, 2 (2022) 403–407"Overall, this is a valuable and
accessible contribution to the literature on group work, which will
be useful for qualified practitioners and students alike. It is
theoretically well grounded and provides a clear guide to the
processes of setting up and leading groups. It is a valuable
introduction to the field and a useful adjunct to training and
supervision in any group work approach. " - Juliet Koprowska
(2023): Why group therapy works and how to do it: a guide for
health and social care professionals, Journal of Social Work
Practice, DOI: 10.1080/02650533.2023.2185214“This book is a gift to
health and social care professionals who want to start groups and
who need a thorough knowledge of what groups are about, but also to
experienced group therapists who can enjoy the pleasure of
recognition and learn something new... It is a textbook to be used
in daily professional work. I can warmly recommend it. Read it all
and then use it as a work of reference.” - Gerda Winther, Review in
Group Analysis Vol. 56(2): 289–290; DOI: 10.1177/05333164221141878
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