VIRGINIA BRABENDER, PhD, is Associate Dean and Director of The Institute of Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University, in Philadelphia.

This is a very fine and rich introduction to group therapy that I would gladly recommend to anyone teaching about or wanting to learn about group therapy or the nature of groups. (Cecil E. Rice, Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books, 2004, Vol. 49, No. 5)

• Part I. Introduction to Group Psychotherapy* Introduction* Goals of Group psychotherapy Part II. Change Processes* Development of the Group* Mechanisms of Change Part III. Elements of Group Psychotherapy* The Role of the Therapist* Advance Leadership Issues* Supporting Features of the Group Design* Composition, Selection, and Preparation* The Ethical Practice of Group Psychotherapy Part IV. Models of Group Psychotherapy* Interpersonal Model* Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy: An Object Relations Approach* The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach* Problem-Solving Part V. Group Psychotherapy with Other Modalities* Group Psychotherapy and other modalities Part VI. Conclusions Appendix: Effective Group Psychotherapy

VIRGINIA BRABENDER, PhD, is Associate Dean and Director of The Institute of Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University, in Philadelphia.

This is a very fine and rich introduction to group therapy that I would gladly recommend to anyone teaching about or wanting to learn about group therapy or the nature of groups. (Cecil E. Rice, Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books, 2004, Vol. 49, No. 5)

• Part I. Introduction to Group Psychotherapy* Introduction* Goals of Group psychotherapy Part II. Change Processes* Development of the Group* Mechanisms of Change Part III. Elements of Group Psychotherapy* The Role of the Therapist* Advance Leadership Issues* Supporting Features of the Group Design* Composition, Selection, and Preparation* The Ethical Practice of Group Psychotherapy Part IV. Models of Group Psychotherapy* Interpersonal Model* Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy: An Object Relations Approach* The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach* Problem-Solving Part V. Group Psychotherapy with Other Modalities* Group Psychotherapy and other modalities Part VI. Conclusions Appendix: Effective Group Psychotherapy

VIRGINIA BRABENDER, PhD, is Associate Dean and Director of The Institute of Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University, in Philadelphia.

This is a very fine and rich introduction to group therapy that I would gladly recommend to anyone teaching about or wanting to learn about group therapy or the nature of groups. (Cecil E. Rice, Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books, 2004, Vol. 49, No. 5)

• Part I. Introduction to Group Psychotherapy* Introduction* Goals of Group psychotherapy Part II. Change Processes* Development of the Group* Mechanisms of Change Part III. Elements of Group Psychotherapy* The Role of the Therapist* Advance Leadership Issues* Supporting Features of the Group Design* Composition, Selection, and Preparation* The Ethical Practice of Group Psychotherapy Part IV. Models of Group Psychotherapy* Interpersonal Model* Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy: An Object Relations Approach* The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach* Problem-Solving Part V. Group Psychotherapy with Other Modalities* Group Psychotherapy and other modalities Part VI. Conclusions Appendix: Effective Group Psychotherapy