Working at the Periphery: a View of Group Psychotherapy in Australia
Australia is a vast country with a relatively small population living in cities separated by long distances. It is a wealthy country with a highly developed mental health system in which psychotherapy has a limited, but recognized, place. Group psychotherapists are a small but active community withi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of group psychotherapy 2015-10, Vol.65 (4), p.617-625 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Australia is a vast country with a relatively small population living in cities separated by long distances. It is a wealthy country with a highly developed mental health system in which psychotherapy has a limited, but recognized, place. Group psychotherapists are a small but active community within that mental health world. Limitations in numbers, influence, and authority have left group psychotherapy on the margins of universities and major mental health organizations. A commitment to thoughtful clinical work, a willingness to reach out to vulnerable people, and some signs of flexibility in clinical approaches promise a strengthening of the role of group psychotherapy in Australia. |
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ISSN: | 0020-7284 1943-2836 |
DOI: | 10.1521/ijgp.2015.65.4.617 |