Using groups to help people

Most difficulties in group work surface during live sessions rather than in the classroom study of group theory, a gap this guide addresses head on. Its chapters concentrate on foreseeing trouble and resolving it as it arises, on judging when a practitioner should step into the group's discussion and how to do so, and on managing members who disrupt or resist the work. The book also teaches readers to attend closely to what a group is saying and doing.

This revised edition brings the material up to date with the developments of the past decade. Written for anyone who leads or takes part in groups, it is a comprehensive and hands-on resource intended for clinicians and other professionals.