No place to hide: The group leader's moments of shame
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A self-psychological or intersubjective approach is used to suggest how group therapists can recognize and work with their feelings of shame, in order to further a dialogue among group therapists to process their shame by openly discussing its phenomenology and dynamics. A clinical vignette is presented, describing instances of shame of a group therapist, how she coped with it and recovered from the experience, and its impact on group members.
Publication Name: International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0020-7284
Year: 2006
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Sustained empathic focus and the clinical application of self-psychological theory in group psychotherapy
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A demonstration indicating that for theory to be clinically useful, it should provide a sense of focus and organization for clinical work is presented. It is the therapist's attention to underlying affect and subjectivity that remains steady and provides a focus for understanding and organizing.
Publication Name: International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0020-7284
Year: 2006
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