Clinical Practice Guidelines for Group Psychotherapy

The task of the group leader is to integrate these components into a coherent, fluid, and complementary process, mindful that at all times there are multiple variables, such as stage of group development, ego strength of individual members, the population being treated, group as a whole factors, and individual and group resistances, that influence what type of intervention should be emphasized at any particular time in the group. Clinicians can actively link this document to other American Group Psychotherapy Association resources, including the CORE-R Battery (Burlingame et al., 2006), the Principles of Group Psychotherapy (Weber, 2006), Ethics in Group Psychotherapy (MacNair-Semands 2005b), the International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, and the range of educational opportunities provided through AGPA's annual meeting and at regional affiliate societies.