The Visible and Invisible Group (Maresfield Library)

Author: Yvonne M. AgazarianPublisher: RoutledgePaperback:ISBN 10: 1855751194ISBN 13: 978-1855751194Hardcover:ISBN 10: 0367329093ISBN 13: 978-0367329099Understanding the psychodynamics of groups has derived from the two separate strands of theory and practice, resulting in two separate disciplines: group psychotherapy and group dynamics. Present-day group psychotherapy derives mainly from psychoanalytic theory and Bion's early experiences with wartime groups, and has been developed from the work of clinicians who practice group psychotherapy as a form of treatment. Group dynamics theory and practice, on the other hand, have arisen largely from the work of social scientists like Kurt Lewin, have been researched in the field and in the laboratory, and have been applied to groups as arenas for leadership training and behavioral change. The Visible and Invisible Group synthesizes these psychoanalytic and group approaches to group life and offers practical guidelines to the group psychothera