Women and group psychotherapy : theory and practice / edited by Betsy DeChant.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Philosophical perspectives on the feminist approach. Feminist thought and group psychotherapy: feminist principles as praxis / Beth Glover Reed and Charles D. Garvin -- Women in context(s): the social subtext of group psychotherapy / Judith Grunebaum and Janna M. Smith -- Ways of knowing: women's constructions of truth, authority, and self / Nancy Goldberger -- Commentary / Betsy DeChant -- Theoretical perspectives on the treatment of women in groups. Feminist psychodynamic group psychotherapy: the applications of principles / Beth Glover Reed and Charles D. Garvin -- Developmental themes. Narcissism in women in groups: the emerging female self / Barbara R. Cohn -- Conflicts with anger and power in women's groups / Teresa Bernardez -- Competition in women: from prohibition to triumph / Patricia Doherty, Lita Newman Moses, and Joy Perlow -- Treatment of choice. Sex-role issues: mixed-gender therapy groups as the treatment of choice / Judith Schoenholtz-Read -- Women's therapy groups as the treatment of choice / Teresa Bernardez -- Short-term women's groups as spaces for integration / M. Anne Oakley -- Mothers, models, and mentors: issues in long-term group therapy for women / Josephine M. Cunningham and Elizabeth B. Knight -- Commentary / Betsy DeChant -- Guidelines for the therapist: leadership and training issues. Research. Research on gender-linked aspects of group behavior: implications for group psychotherapy / Fred Wright and Laurence J. Gould -- The personal is political: a feminist agenda for group psychotherapy research / Diane Kravetz and Jeanne Marecek -- Ethics and values. Boundaries in group therapy: ethical and practical issues / Gary Richard Schoener and Ellen Thompson Luepker -- Gender-based countertransference in the group treatment of women / Teresa Bernardez -- Leadership. Comparative leadership styles of male and female therapists / Pearl Rosenberg -- Coleadership gender issues in group psychotherapy / Eleanor White Kahn -- Cross-cultural issues in group psychotherapy for women / Sylvia W. Olarte -- Commentary / Beth DeChant -- --

Introduction -- 1. Feminist Thought and Group Psychotherapy: Feminist Principles as Praxis -- 2. Women in Context(s): The Social Subtext of Group Psychotherapy -- 3. Ways of Knowing: Women's Constructions of Truth, Authority, and Self -- Commentary -- 4. Feminist Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy: The Applications of Principles -- 5. Narcissism in Women in Groups: The Emerging Female Self -- 6. Conflicts with Anger and Power in Women's Groups -- 7. Competition in Women: From Prohibition to Triumph -- 8. Sex-Role Issues: Mixed-Gender Therapy Groups as the Treatment of Choice -- 9. Women's Therapy Groups as the Treatment of Choice -- 10. Short-Term Women's Groups as Spaces for Integration -- 11. Mothers, Models, and Mentors: Issues in Long-Term Group Therapy for Women -- Commentary -- 12. Research on Gender-Linked Aspects of Group Behavior: Implications for Group Psychotherapy -- 13. The Personal Is Political: A Feminist Agenda for Group Psychotherapy Research -- 14. Boundaries in Group Therapy: Ethical and Practical Issues -- 15. Gender-Based Countertransference in the Group Treatment of Women -- 16. Comparative Leadership Styles of Male and Female Therapists -- 17. Coleadership Gender Issues in Group Psychotherapy -- 18. Cross-Cultural Issues in Group Psychotherapy for Women -- Commentary -- Index.

"Within the traditional group psychotherapy literature, spanning over 60 years to the present, there is little, if any, mention of the social category of gender as an important variable in group psychotherapy. Likewise, within the feminist literature, there are no texts which offer a theoretical and practical framework for the integration of feminist theory with psychodynamic group psychotherapy theory and practice. This book comprehensively analyzes and explores gender-oriented psychodynamic group psychotherapy, and expands the basic tenets of psychodynamic feminist practice. The contributors explore from various perspectives the dialogue between the social construct of gender and psychodynamic theory and process, as well as its impact on leadership and process in psychotherapy groups."--Publisher description.

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