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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9781572301955
Subject Area
Psychology
Publication Name
Systems-Centered Therapy for Groups
Publisher
Guilford Publications
Item Length
9 in
Subject
Psychotherapy / General, Psychotherapy / Group
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
Yvonne M. Agazarian
Item Weight
25 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
328 Pages

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Systems-Centered Therapy (SCT) is an innovative approach to psychotherapy that synthesizes a finely tuned awareness of the defensive role of anxiety, depression, and other common presenting problems with a groundbreaking analysis of the phases of group development. This seminal volume from SCT originator Yvonne M. Agazarian introduces the author's theory of living human systems and explicitly maps out its operationalization in a structured treatment model applicable to work with any population. Shifting the central focus of the therapy group from self to system, the book explicates essential new methods, such as functional subgrouping and boundarying, and shows how active intervention in the group process can direct the energy of members toward the goals of therapy. Extensive illustrative dialogues elucidate the ways that the SCT approach both frees groups from unproductive patterns and helps members achieve a more authentic, integrated experience of the here-and-now.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Guilford Publications
ISBN-10
1572301953
ISBN-13
9781572301955
eBay Product ID (ePID)
640351

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Systems-Centered Therapy for Groups
Publication Year
1997
Subject
Psychotherapy / General, Psychotherapy / Group
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Psychology
Author
Yvonne M. Agazarian
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
25 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
97-003418
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"This absorbing book systematically unfolds Yvonne Agazarian's own form of Systems-Centered Therapy applied to both individual and group psychotherapy. Her method is an impressive integration of Lewin's Field Theory, 'group-as-a-whole' methodology, and developmental dynamics. The whole amounts to a new and comprehensive system of psychotherapy that repays careful reading. I have followed her work for many years and recognize that in this book she has brought her work to an impressive synthesis. Agazarian's hallmark is a deep understanding of human developmental potential that has been blocked by defenses against mental pain and that can be released in psychotherapy." --Malcolm Pines, MD., FRCP, FRCPsych, Past President, International Association of Group Psychotherapy "Integrating general system theory with dynamic understanding, Yvonne Agazarian has developed a therapeutic approach that structures treatment with a goal of helping individuals overcome resistance to change. In a group developmental framework focused on the central importance of boundaries, patients are introduced to the strategy of framing choices as a fork-in-the-road and through membership in actively formed supportive subgroups. This structuring facilitates members' exploration of their internal and interpersonal worlds. Agazarian has provided an innovative and comprehensive addition to the field of group therapy." --Walter N. Stone, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine; Distinguished Fellow American Group Psychotherapy Association "We who are familiar with Dr. Agazarian's work have been waiting for the volume that fully elucidates her original theory, and this book does not disappoint. She is good to her word, and has produced a volume that is comprehensive, detailed, and filled with delicious controversy.Systems Centered Therapy for Groupsis a major contribution to the theory of group treatment, and takes its place among the giants in the field." --Anne Alonso, Ph.D., Assoc. Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School; Past President, American Group Psychotherapy Association, "This absorbing book systematically unfolds Yvonne Agazarian's own form of Systems-Centered Therapy applied to both individual and group psychotherapy. Her method is an impressive integration of Lewin's Field Theory, 'group-as-a-whole' methodology, and developmental dynamics. The whole amounts to a new and comprehensive system of psychotherapy that repays careful reading. I have followed her work for many years and recognize that in this book she has brought her work to an impressive synthesis. Agazarian's hallmark is a deep understanding of human developmental potential that has been blocked by defenses against mental pain and that can be released in psychotherapy." --Malcolm Pines, MD., FRCP, FRCPsych, Past President, International Association of Group Psychotherapy "Integrating general system theory with dynamic understanding, Yvonne Agazarian has developed a therapeutic approach that structures treatment with a goal of helping individuals overcome resistance to change. In a group developmental framework focused on the central importance of boundaries, patients are introduced to the strategy of framing choices as a fork-in-the-road and through membership in actively formed supportive subgroups. This structuring facilitates members' exploration of their internal and interpersonal worlds. Agazarian has provided an innovative and comprehensive addition to the field of group therapy." --Walter N. Stone, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine; Distinguished Fellow American Group Psychotherapy Association "We who are familiar with Dr. Agazarian's work have been waiting for the volume that fully elucidates her original theory, and this book does not disappoint. She is good to her word, and has produced a volume that is comprehensive, detailed, and filled with delicious controversy. Systems Centered Therapy for Groups is a major contribution to the theory of group treatment, and takes its place among the giants in the field." --Anne Alonso, Ph.D., Assoc. Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School; Past President, American Group Psychotherapy Association, "A major contribution to the field of group psychotherapy lies in Agazarian's description of group development and the defenses inherent in each phase of development....Agazarian's book on SCT is an exciting, comprehensive, at times controversial, and always challenging book on her new approach to conducting group psychotherapy....[A] fascinating and monumental addition to the field of group psychotherapy." --Modern Group
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
616.89/152
Lc Classification Number
Rc488.A6227 1997
Table of Content
Introduction: Autobiography of a Theory I. A Theory of Living Human Systems 1. An Overview of the Theory and Its Practice 2. Subgrouping 3. Boundarying 4. Defense Modification in the Phases of Group Development II. Systems-Centered Practice Phase One: The Authority Issue 5. Social Defenses 6. Cognitive Defenses 7. Psychosomatic Defenses 8. Masochistic Defenses 9. Sadistic Defenses 10. Role Relationship Defenses 11. Resistance-to-Change Defenses Phase Two: The Intimacy Issue 12. Defenses against Separation and Individuation Phase Three: Life and Interdependency 13. Defenses and the Experienced SCT Group Glossary of SCT Terms References
Copyright Date
1997

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