The One and the Many: Relational Approaches to Group Psychotherapy applies advances in relational psychoanalysis to the theory and practice of group psychotherapy. In this volume, Robert Grossmark and Fred Wright bring together leading writers in the group psychotherapy field, both psychoanalysts and group therapists, who have integrated ideas from contemporary relational psychoanalysis. Together, they constitute a vibrant and dynamic new wave in group psychotherapy and psychoanalysis that challenges much accepted wisdom and practice in the field.
Key Features
- Explores the transformative impact of relational psychoanalysis on group psychotherapy.
- Focuses on themes such as dissociation, enactment, trauma, mutuality, and intersubjectivity.
- Offers innovative ways to understand group interaction and formulate interventions.
- Addresses the registration of mutual containment and mutual regulation.
- Beneficial for a wide range of mental health practitioners, including psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and social workers.
Additional Information
This book shows how the broadening scope of the contemporary relational scene offers much that coheres with and amplifies the theory and practice of group treatment. The foregrounding of sub-symbolic communication and implicit relational knowing opens new and exciting vistas for understanding the process and healing properties of group treatment. The One and The Many expands the theory and practice of group psychotherapy, making it a practical help to all who practice group psychotherapy, group process, psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy in general.
