Countertransference in group psychotherapy

Flapan, Dorothy; Fenchel, Gerd H.

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“…Therapists' needs also were a common source of countertransference (e.g., need to be needed, to control, to be right, for approval, to be a good therapist, for gratification, to be important), raising the practical and important question of what causes therapists to place their own needs ahead of clients' needs. According to the clinical literature, therapists may be particularly prone to meet their own needs at the expense of a client when therapists lose sight of the "relational nature of therapy" (Brown, 1994, p. 37) and when therapists* needs are unfulfilled in their personal lives (Flapan & Fenchel, 1984).…”

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Therapist perspectives on countertransference: Qualitative data in search of a theory.

Hayes

McCracken²,

McClanahan³

et al. 1998

Journal of Counseling Psychology

102

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A consensual qualitative research strategy was used to examine data from 127 interviews conducted with 8 psychologists immediately following their sessions of brief therapy with 8 clients. Analyses revealed 3 domains relevant to countertransference: origins (including categories of family issues, needs and values, therapy specific issues, and cultural issues), triggers (including categories of content of client material, therapist comparing client with others, change in therapy structure or procedures, therapist assessing progress of therapy, therapist perception of client, and emotions), and manifestations (including categories of approach, avoidance, negative feelings, and treatment planning). The frequency of categories within and across cases was classified, and relationships among categories from the 3 domains were detected, generating hypotheses for future empirical research. Implications for practice, training, and continued research are discussed.

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Section: Originsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Therapist perspectives on countertransference: Qualitative data in search of a theory.

Hayes

McCracken²,

McClanahan³

et al. 1998

Journal of Counseling Psychology

102

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Countertransference in Group Psychotherapy: Waking a Sleeping Dog

Hayes

1995

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

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This paper reviews and critiques the literature on countertransference (CT) in group psychotherapy. The literature review is organized within a framework that calls attention to the origins, triggers, manifestations, and effects of CT in groups, as well as CT management factors. An overriding critique is that the present literature lacks a research foundation of any kind. An argument is made for beginning research in this domain, and guidelines for doing so are presented.

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Ethnocultural Considerations in Group Psychotherapy

Salvendy

1999

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

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The increasingly heterogeneous populations of the industrialized countries necessitate a reappraisal of the sociocultural norms and group-therapeutic approaches that were based primarily on White Judeo-Christian values. This author reviews the literature on the treatment of ethnically different patients and discusses socio-cultural phenomena relevant to group therapy that differ from the mainstream culture. The culturally determined contrasts in perception, attitude, communication, and behavior, which minority members may exhibit in the group, are examined. The specific demands on the therapist working with ethnic group members are highlighted along with the modifications in therapeutic technique. Recommendations for a culturally sensitive and broader training of group therapists are offered.

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Countertransference in group psychotherapy

Cited by 6 publications

References 8 publications

Therapist perspectives on countertransference: Qualitative data in search of a theory.

Therapist perspectives on countertransference: Qualitative data in search of a theory.

Countertransference in Group Psychotherapy: Waking a Sleeping Dog

Ethnocultural Considerations in Group Psychotherapy

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