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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Mutual Aid | |
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| Group Cohesion | |
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| Catharsis | |
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| Mastery | |
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| Models | |
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| Group Phases | |
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| Use of Self | |
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| In the Beginning | |
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| The Members' Issues | |
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| The Worker's Role: Use of Self and Issues of Authority | |
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| Role of the Worker: Beginning Tasks and Issues for the Group | |
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| Contracting | |
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| Engagement | |
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| Trusting and Testing | |
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| Moving from the Concrete to the Thematic | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| In the Middle | |
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| The Members' Issues | |
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| The Worker's Role: Use of Self and Issues of Authority | |
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| The Group As Mother | |
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| Working on a Shared Problem | |
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| Obstacles | |
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| Confrontation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Endings | |
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| The Members' Issues | |
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| The Worker's Role: Use of Self and Issues of Authority | |
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| Termination of a Member: A Group Issue | |
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| Lost in Feelings | |
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| Staving with Feelings | |
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| Termination and Regression | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Group Planning | |
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| Needs Assessment | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Composition | |
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| Structure | |
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| Content | |
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| Pregroup Contacts | |
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| Agency Context | |
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| Planning a Group for Persons with AIDS | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Use of Programming in Groups | |
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| Manipulating Aspects of Activities to Meet Clients' Needs | |
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| The Group Mural | |
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| Saying Good-Bye | |
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| Acting Out Feelings | |
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| Use of the Small Group in Large Group Settings | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Manifest and Latent Content | |
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| Use of Self: The Worker's Role As Authority | |
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| Tuning In to Nonverbal Cues | |
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| Acting Out Feelings | |
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| Following a Theme | |
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| Growing by Respecting the Message of the Group | |
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| Clarifying Communication | |
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| Symbolic Expression | |
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| The Hunger Artist | |
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| Confronting Acting-Out Behavior and Powerful Latent Themes | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Powerful Angry Feelings | |
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| Confrontation in Beginnings | |
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| Tips on Confronting | |
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| Avoiding Confrontation | |
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| Worker's Confrontation with Self | |
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| Using Humor in Groups | |
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| The Absurdity of Suffering | |
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| We Can Either Laugh or Cry | |
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| I Am What I Am | |
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| Getting the Message Through | |
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| Laughing Through Our Tears | |
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| Special Practice Issues | |
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| Special Structures | |
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| Co-Therapy | |
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| A Cooperative Effort | |
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| Parallel Process | |
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| Working Out Irreconcilable Differences | |
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| Dealing with Problematic Situations | |
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| Scapegoating | |
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| Differences and Sameness: The Use of Self | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Value Dilemmas in Group Practice | |
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| Matters of Confidentiality | |
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| Individual versus Individual and Individual versus Group | |
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| Group versus Agency | |
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| Groups As Reflective of Democratic Process | |
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| Positions of Professionals Dealing with Ethical Issues Expressed in Groups | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Glossary of Group Games and Exercises | |
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| Activities for Use in Beginnings | |
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| Activities for Use in Middles | |
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| Activities for Use in Endings | |
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| Additional Programmatic Material | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |