Jeffrey L. Kleinberg, a Psychologist, is a Fellow and President of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. He has trained more than 1000 mental health professionals in trauma counseling and group treatment in the U.S. and internationally, and is also Professor Emeritus at LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York.

• Contributors ix 1. Introduction to Group Psychotherapy 1Jeffrey L. KleinbergSection One: Building the Frame: Theoretical Models 9Introduction 92. Psychoanalytic Group Psychotherapy: An Overview 13Priscilla F. Kauff3. The Interpersonal Model of Group Psychotherapy 33Molyn Leszcz and Jan Malat4. Towards an Integrative Intersubjective and Relational Group Psychotherapy 59Victor L. Schermer and Cecil A. Rice5. Integrative Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy 89Greg Crosby, with Donald Altman6. Functional Subgrouping and the Systems-Centered Approach to Group Therapy 113Susan P. Gantt7. The Functional Group Model 139Sharan L. Schwartzberg and Mary Alicia Barnes8. It's All About Me: Introduction to Relational Group Psychotherapy 169Richard M. Billow9. Resonance among Members and its Therapeutic Value in Group Psychotherapy 187Avi Berman10. The Dynamics of Mirror Reactions and their Impact on the Analytic Group 197Miriam Berger11. Meeting Maturational Needs in Modern Group Analysis: A Schema for Personality Integration and Interpersonal Effectiveness 217Elliot Zeisel12. Developing the Role of the Group Facilitator: Learning from Experience 231Orit Nuttman-Shwartz and Sarit Shay13. From Empathically Immersed Inquiry to Discrete Intervention: Are There Limits to Theoretical Purity? 249Steven L. Van WagonerSection Two: Groups for Adults 271Introduction 27114. Support and Process-Oriented Therapy Groups 275Lise Motherwell15. Working with the Difficult Group Patient 299Phyllis F. Cohen16. Working with Primitive Defenses in Group 321Martha Gilmore17. Structured Techniques to Facilitate Relating at Various Levels in Group 335Albert J. Brok18. Effective Management of Substance Abuse Issues in Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy 345Marsha Vannicelli19. Single-Gender or Mixed-Gender Groups: Choosing a Perspective 381Darryl L. Pure20. Sexual Diversity in Group Psychotherapy 397Morris Nitsun21. Group Therapy For Females Molested In Girlhood 409Shoshana Ben-Noam22. Couples Group Psychotherapy: A Quarter of a Century Retrospective 431Judith Coché23. The Large Group: Dynamics, Social Implications and Therapeutic Value 457Haim Weinberg and Daniel J. N. Weishut24. Dreams and Dreamtelling: A Group Approach 479Robi Friedman25. Group Interventions Following Trauma and Disaster 499Suzanne B. Phillips and Robert H. Klein26. After the Conflict: Training of Group Supervision in Guatemala 517Elisabeth Rohr27. Group Psychotherapy for Patients with Psychosis: A Psychodynamic (Group-Analytic) Approach 547Ivan Urlic28. Care for the Caregivers 571Richard BeckSection Three: Groups for Children 587Introduction 58729. Group Therapy with Children 589Seth Aronson30. Adolescent Group Psychotherapy: The Real Work 609Andrew P. Pojman31. The Earth as a Classroom: Children’s Groups in the Aftermath of Mass Trauma 623Emily Zeng32. A Multidisciplinary Treatment Team Model for Youth Offenders in Correctional Treatment Centers: Applying Psychodynamic Group Concepts 645D. Thomas Stone Jr. and Anne Carson ThomasSection Four: Diversity 665Introduction 66533. Diversity in Groups: Culture, Ethnicity and Race 667Siddharth Ashvin Shah and Razia Kosi34. A Spiritually Informed Approach to Group Psychotherapy 681Alexis D. AbernethySection Five: Through a Personal Lens 707Introduction 70735. Group Psychotherapy as my Career Path 709Walter N. Stone36. My Development as a Group Therapist 731Marvin L. Aronson37. Group Psychotherapy with High-Functioning Adults Or, People Like Me! 745Bonnie J. BucheleAuthor Index 771Subject Index 785

“This excellent book addresses group therapy from different theoretical perspectives, discusses both adults and children, and considers cultural issues. It also shows how groups develop and provides clinical examples. It will be helpful to both novice and seasoned therapists.”  (Doody’s, 22 February 2013) "Finally, we have a book about group therapy that answers the question, “Is there one book that covers the waterfront but is deep enough to provide more than just an overview of models, and can actually help me become a better group therapist?” This is such a book." (International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 2013)