Description
Advances in Group Psychotherapy presents an exploration of the work of Stewart Aledort in group psychotherapy.
The book covers key areas of Aledort’s work in group psychotherapy, including theory and working with shame, anger, and aggression in the group. It includes theoretical and clinical cases from Aledort’s work throughout, as well as new interviews which explore his most well-known theories. The book also explores Aledort’s retirement from practice, with interviews exploring how he ended his group work after more than five decades.
Advances in Group Psychotherapy will be of great interest to all group psychotherapy and group analysis practitioners in practice and in training.
Table of Contents
Note from the editor
Acknowledgements
Theory
1. Introduction to the Concepts of the Omnipotent Child and the Passionate Bad Fit
2. The Stages of the Developmental Model
3. The Omnipotent Child Syndrome: The Role of Passionately Held Bad Fits in the Formation of Identity
4. How the Passionate Bad Fit and Omnipotent Child Develop
Shame
5. Concepts of Shame and the Excitement in Shame
6. Shame and Narcissism
7. Healthy Desire and Aliveness: The Group’s Power to Work Through the Passion in Shame
Anger and Aggression
8. Anger in Groups
9. Aggression
10. Case Examples of Fighting in Groups
11. Clinical Cases
12. The Risks in the Work
Related Topics
13. Coming in from the Cold: “Conversation with a Stone”
14. Character Change and Narcissism
15.Impasse
16. It Takes Courage to Live in a Good Fit
17. Excitement: A Crucial Marker for Group Psychotherapy
18. Sexuality in Group
19. Sitting in the Hot Seat
Retirement: The Final Chapter
20. Retiring After Over 50 Years in Practice
21. Retirement, and Ending the Groups: Stewart and Lee Talk
References
Index
