Women and Group Psychotherapy Theory and Practice

by DeChant, Betsy A.

• ISBN13: 9781572300989
• ISBN10: 1572300981
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-08-02
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Within the traditional group psychotherapy literature, spanning over 60 years to the present, there is little, if any, mention of the social category of gender as an important variable in group psychotherapy. Likewise, within the feminist literature, there are no texts which offer a theoretical and practical framework for the integration of feminist theory with psychodynamic group psychotherapy theory and practice. This book comprehensively analyzes and explores gender-oriented psychodynamic group psychotherapy, and expands the basic tenets of psychodynamic feminist practice. The contributors explore from various perspectives the dialogue between the social construct of gender and psychodynamic theory and process, as well as its impact on leadership and process in psychotherapy groups.

Author Biography

Betsy DeChant is in private practice in Liberty Township, Ohio. She has been a Full Clinical Member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association since 1972, and a Fellow of AGPA since 1987. She is a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work, and a member of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups. Over the last 20 years, she has presented numerous national and regional training seminars and workshops on group treatments for the chronically mentally ill and on women's issues in group psychotherapy. She has also presented and published papers in these areas.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Philosophical Perspectives on the Feminist Approach

Feminist Thought and Group Psychotherapy

Women in Context(s). Goldberger, Ways of Knowing

Commentary

Theoretical Perspectives on the Treatment of Women in Groups

Feminist Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy

Developmental Themes

Narcissism in Women and Groups Cohn

Conflicts with Anger and Power in Women's Groups Bernardez

Competition in Women

Treatments of Choice

Sex Roles Issues

Women's Therapy Groups as the Treatment of Choice Bernardez

Short-Term Women's Groups as Spaces for Integration Oakley

Mothers, Models, and Mentors

Commentary

Leadership and Training Issues Research

Research on Gender-Linked Aspects of Group Behavior

The Personal is Political

Ethics and Values

Boundaries in Group Therapy

Gender-Based Countertransference in the Group Treatment of Women Bernardez

Leadership

Comparative Leadership Styles of Male and Female Therapists Rosenberg

Coleadership Gender Issues in Group Psychotherapy Kahn

Cross-Cultural Issues in Group Psychotherapy Olarte

Commentary

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