“…Group therapy is often overlooked as an invaluable component to graduate psychology training despite the growing accumulation of empirical support attesting to its effectiveness. There is a wealth of evidence that group psychotherapy is as effective as individual therapy in treating a range of psychological and psychiatric problems (Alonso & Rutan, 1993; Fuhriman & Burlingame, 1999; MacKenzie, 1997; McRoberts, Burlingame, & Hoag, 1998; Orlinski & Howard, 1986; Piper, 1993; Piper & Joyce, 1996; Steenbarger & Budman, 1996). Butler and Fuhriman (1986) reported that group therapy is a widely established treatment modality and that psychologists function as group therapy providers at most of the clinical agencies where they are employed.…”