The making of a group psychotherapist: Needs and goals for graduate and postgraduate training

Abstract

Group therapy has been an important, effective, and growing part of the psychotherapy scene over the past 40 years. In a 1983 (Pinney, 1986) survey of 194 university-affiliated psychiatric residency training programs, 91% were found to offer at least one year of group therapy training. Earlier surveys show continued growth from 48% in 1950 (Ward,

Training group counselors: The process observer method

“…Although a number of authors addressed the value of observation for those training to be group professionals (Crespelle, 1988;Dies, 1980;Fenster & Colah. 1991;Mackie &Wood, 1968;Oldham, 1982;Yalom, 1985), there are few indepth explanations of the implementation of a process observation system.…”

Experiential Training in Group Counseling: Humanistic Processes in Practice

“…Kaczkowski (1984) provided an early distinction, defining the experiential model as an inductive rather than a deductive process. Fenster and Colah (1991) presented and recommended the implementation of a common core of training experiences, including a training group experience that is "more didactic than group therapy and more experiential than the didactic course or supervision" (p. 159). Merta et al (1993) distinguished between training groups, therapy groups, and experiential groups.…”