Frosh, Foreword. Pines,Tribute. Anthony, Historical Preview. Schlapobersky, Introduction. Part I: Foundations. Section Overview. The Aims And Vocabulary Of Psychotherapy. The Three ‘R’s’: The Three Dimensions Of Psychotherapy: Relational, Reflective, Reparative. Personal and Group Development. The Language Of The Group: Monologue, Dialogue And Discourse In Group Analysis. Speech And Silence In Psychotherapy: Silence That Brings Words And Words That Bring Silence. The Range of Applications: Duration, Frequency, Setting and Form: Ten Clinical Studies. Methods Applications And Models: The Group-Analytic Model And Its Contemporaries: The Tavistock, Interpersonal, Psychoanalytic, Modern Analytic and Systemic. Part II: The Group-Analytic Model - The Basics. Section Overview. The Three Dimensions Of Life In A Group: Structure, Process And Content. Structure: Composition, Selection, Dynamic Administration. Process: Socialisation, Exchange (Reciprocity), Resonance, Valency, Mirroring, Amplification, Condensation. Content: Narrative, Discourse, Six Key Questions And The Voice Of The Symbol. The Conductor: Convenor, Therapist And Group Member. Part III: The Dynamics Of Change – Beyond The Basics. Section Overview. The Four Domains Of Communication In Groups: Current, Transference, Projective And Primordial. Lost Or Found In The Transference? Transference, Countertransference, Projection and Identification in Groups. Longing, Belonging and The Intermediate Territory: Holding, Play and The Group’s Figurations. Metaphors And Metamorphosis: Symbols, Transition And Transformation. Location, Translation, Interpretation: At The Heart of The Group-Analytic Model. Conclusion and The Last Word.
John R. Schlapobersky is a Training Analyst, Supervisor and Teacher at the Institute of Group Analysis, London and Research Fellow, Birkbeck, University of London. He is in private practice at the Bloomsbury Psychotherapy Practice and works with individuals, couples and groups. He has trained generations of group analysts, teaches internationally and has many publications. This book is the professional life’s work of a leading British group analyst.
"Schlapobersky and his book – the literary analogue of a group at
its best- are worthy successors to his predecessor giants: Foulkes
and Anthony, Yalom, Skynner, Pines. Read him: for instruction, for
joy, to live and laugh more fully, more contentedly, more
dangerously and become a better, braver, more compassionate, more
confident yet questioning therapist whilst doing so." - Jeremy
Holmes"The massive strength of the book is the case material that
drives it with engaging, moving examples and instructive
commentaries.John shows acute clinical sensitivity and virtues as a
teacher deploying concepts to make sense of clinical material and
using clinical material recursively to flesh out theoretical
concepts … a terrific way to work." - Stephen Frosh"Rarely nowadays
do we read a single author text written with the authority that
derives from such rich experience as a practitioner and teacher who
enjoys and is able to utilize the work of his students who he
quotes from so generously. The writing of former patients gives the
final stamp of authority to his work." - Malcolm Pines "This is an
encyclopaedic handbook that will be a source of reference for all
group psychotherapist, and a significant teaching text for
trainees. It is a rich and generous work, the culmination of John
Schlapobersky's many years' experience of working in this field as
a clinician, teacher and supervisor. Reading this book is like
participating in a lively and exciting group. It organises
group-analytic thinking in a multilayered structure where
contributions and arguments are opened up, examined and stored like
nodal points in a splendid theoretical web. And also like being in
a good group, the experience enriches and deepens as each layer is
explored and integrated... This book equips us with a current and
mature clinical discipline that enables us to find form in both the
spoken word and silence and peentrate the secrets of inner injury
that have created hurt and isolation... For Schlapobersky, group
analysis is not a theoretical form of psychotherapy but a way of
being in and of the world. From The Couch to the Circle is a
beautifully written testimony to the complexity of group analysis
and the simplicity of strangers meeting." - Camilla Matthews, group
analyst and supervisor, Therapy TodaySELECTED REVIEWS: British
Journal of Psychiatry"One of the most comprehensive and accessible
textbooks about group therapy for many years … (valuable) also for
its wisdom about human nature, the complexities of inter-personal
relationships and the dynamics of groups … (It) will be of use to
psychiatrists and other mental health professionals at all stages
of their career, and who are involved in any type of group
work"-Jessica YakelyBritish Journal of Psychotherapy"… A compelling
exposition of theory linked to practice … John looks at Foulkes’s
writing as work in progress … offering us a different perspective
on his theoretical legacy … The vignettes … speak of a master
clinician at work and illustrate the potential of Group Analysis …
The scope of this book is encyclopedic … a welcome addition to our
existing text books..."-Stephen ArcariContexts I"This book is
John’s gift to ‘pay love forward’ to the field of Group Analysis.
Drawing on the image of the conductor’s missing baton … if you were
to hold something that conveys the heart of Group Analysis, I
suggest that you consider holding this book."-Nicky von
FraunhoferContexts II"It is uncommon to come across a book that can
truly be said to be a life-work … As a source book, a text-book,
John’s is a faultless delivery … a tour de force, but it is more
than this, insofar as it does indeed express … wise, lived
aspects."-Martin WeegmanDialogue"… A substantial achievement (that)
celebrates the increasing maturity of group analysis as a clinical
and theoretical discipline."-David VincentGroup"These clinically
informative vignettes allow us a metaphorical seat in the groups he
presents as he demonstrates and integrates theory into practice,
followed by his "commentary" … With a deeply respectful, mystical
bent, he uncovers … "portal moments … that open the door between
the unspoken and the unspeakable—in silent respect of the
extraordinary."-Chera FinnisGroup Analysis I"… Documents the
transition from the dyadic approach in psychoanaly(sis) to the
multi-personal therapy of unconscious relations, ‘psychotherapy in
the group, by the group, including its conductor’... This is the
story of this book … easy to read… (and) full of helpful features …
an oevre that gives the group-analytic State of the Art."-Robi
FriedmanGroup Analysis II"A comprehensive reference book for
students and experienced clinicians … helping demystify the model
for both current and potential group members … John’s 35 years of
experience working as a group analyst shines through in his
attention to detail in each chapter…"-Sheila RitchieInternational
Journal of Group Psychotherapy"This book will be a resource for the
life and practice of any group therapist … for anyone interested in
groups … a service to teaching, supervision, and practice for years
to come."-Dale Godby and Jason BermanInternational Journal of
Therapeutic Communities"it is seminal and deserves to become a
classic contribution to the field of therapeutic group work … it
must be for group analytic psychotherapy, the missing definitive
text…"-Simon Mc ArdlePsychoanalytic Psychotherapy"This remarkable
single author book is a much awaited and valuable contribution to
the group analytic field … a robust review of theory coupled with a
‘how to’ manual approach, beautifully delivered through … richly
textured clinical vignettes … a humbling and inspiring read …
giving a wonderful step-by-step approach … mandatory reading for
those training in group analysis … invaluable for those experienced
in group work."-Daniel RiordanPsychotherapy Bulletin"This
beautifully-written practice manual … provides us with a deeper
understanding of the hows and whys of group therapy … a critical
addition to the foundational texts … An extended demonstration of
this radical principle of psychotherapy practice and (the author’s)
interest in the reparative process of group therapy: "Our quest is
to penetrate the heart of stone that holds the secrets of inner
injury.... [In] the forum of the group people can be more alive to
the real, the lost, and the unacquainted in one another and can
harvest gifts of adversity from the most unlikely sources" … 68
stories or clinical vignettes … are the beating heart of th(is) …
eloquent, deeply poetic book that will appeal to any group
practitioner who wishes to become a more sophisticated thinker
about how to create groups that become agents of healing."-Nancy
Kelly The Psychotherapist"A bold, convincing step in the direction
… of the all-important theory-practice link that makes for strength
and confidence in our clinical work … describing a wide range of
applications and offering coherence to some of the most ambiguous
group analytic concepts."-Morris NitsunTherapy Today"An
encyclopaedic handbook that will be a source of reference for all
group psychotherapists … a significant teaching text for trainees …
a rich and generous work, the culmination of … many years’
experience working in this field as a clinician, teacher and
supervisor."-Camilla Matthews
"Schlapobersky and his book – the literary analogue of a group at
its best- are worthy successors to his predecessor giants: Foulkes
and Anthony, Yalom, Skynner, Pines. Read him: for instruction, for
joy, to live and laugh more fully, more contentedly, more
dangerously and become a better, braver, more compassionate, more
confident yet questioning therapist whilst doing so." - Jeremy
Holmes"The massive strength of the book is the case material that
drives it with engaging, moving examples and instructive
commentaries.John shows acute clinical sensitivity and virtues as a
teacher deploying concepts to make sense of clinical material and
using clinical material recursively to flesh out theoretical
concepts … a terrific way to work." - Stephen Frosh"Rarely nowadays
do we read a single author text written with the authority that
derives from such rich experience as a practitioner and teacher who
enjoys and is able to utilize the work of his students who he
quotes from so generously. The writing of former patients gives the
final stamp of authority to his work." - Malcolm Pines "This is an
encyclopaedic handbook that will be a source of reference for all
group psychotherapist, and a significant teaching text for
trainees. It is a rich and generous work, the culmination of John
Schlapobersky's many years' experience of working in this field as
a clinician, teacher and supervisor. Reading this book is like
participating in a lively and exciting group. It organises
group-analytic thinking in a multilayered structure where
contributions and arguments are opened up, examined and stored like
nodal points in a splendid theoretical web. And also like being in
a good group, the experience enriches and deepens as each layer is
explored and integrated... This book equips us with a current and
mature clinical discipline that enables us to find form in both the
spoken word and silence and peentrate the secrets of inner injury
that have created hurt and isolation... For Schlapobersky, group
analysis is not a theoretical form of psychotherapy but a way of
being in and of the world. From The Couch to the Circle is a
beautifully written testimony to the complexity of group analysis
and the simplicity of strangers meeting." - Camilla Matthews, group
analyst and supervisor, Therapy Today“Schlapobersky’s own resources
are much in evidence as he picks his way through this mass of
theory, attracted more by the bottom-up than the top-down, and very
sparing in his use of heavier psychological constructs, such as the
occasional references he makes to character disorder and
personality disorder. So, the book proceeds intelligently, and
humanely.” -Jack Chalkley, Author, Clinical Psychologist“He [John
Schlapobersky] illustrates his arguments throughout with clinical
material, bringing group analytic therapy alive at its best: human,
compassionate, transformative. His clinical vignettes could stand
alone for their narrative power and originality and it is a double
treat that they also serve to augment the theory- practice link.”
-Morris Nitsun, PhD, Consultant NHS Psychologist in Group
Psychotherapy; Training Group Analyst, Institute of Group Analysis
London and Fitzrovia Group Analytic Practice. Author, The
Anti-GroupSELECTED REVIEWS: British Journal of Psychiatry"One of
the most comprehensive and accessible textbooks about group therapy
for many years … (valuable) also for its wisdom about human nature,
the complexities of inter-personal relationships and the dynamics
of groups … (It) will be of use to psychiatrists and other mental
health professionals at all stages of their career, and who are
involved in any type of group work"-Jessica YakelyBritish Journal
of Psychotherapy"… A compelling exposition of theory linked to
practice … John looks at Foulkes’s writing as work in progress …
offering us a different perspective on his theoretical legacy … The
vignettes … speak of a master clinician at work and illustrate the
potential of Group Analysis … The scope of this book is
encyclopedic … a welcome addition to our existing text
books..."-Stephen ArcariContexts I"This book is John’s gift to ‘pay
love forward’ to the field of Group Analysis. Drawing on the image
of the conductor’s missing baton … if you were to hold something
that conveys the heart of Group Analysis, I suggest that you
consider holding this book."-Nicky von FraunhoferContexts II"It is
uncommon to come across a book that can truly be said to be a
life-work … As a source book, a text-book, John’s is a faultless
delivery … a tour de force, but it is more than this, insofar as it
does indeed express … wise, lived aspects."-Martin
WeegmanDialogue"… A substantial achievement (that) celebrates the
increasing maturity of group analysis as a clinical and theoretical
discipline."-David VincentGroup"These clinically informative
vignettes allow us a metaphorical seat in the groups he presents as
he demonstrates and integrates theory into practice, followed by
his "commentary" … With a deeply respectful, mystical bent, he
uncovers … "portal moments … that open the door between the
unspoken and the unspeakable—in silent respect of the
extraordinary."-Chera FinnisGroup Analysis I"… Documents the
transition from the dyadic approach in psychoanaly(sis) to the
multi-personal therapy of unconscious relations, ‘psychotherapy in
the group, by the group, including its conductor’... This is the
story of this book … easy to read… (and) full of helpful features …
an oevre that gives the group-analytic State of the Art."-Robi
FriedmanGroup Analysis II"A comprehensive reference book for
students and experienced clinicians … helping demystify the model
for both current and potential group members … John’s 35 years of
experience working as a group analyst shines through in his
attention to detail in each chapter…"-Sheila RitchieInternational
Journal of Group Psychotherapy"This book will be a resource for the
life and practice of any group therapist … for anyone interested in
groups … a service to teaching, supervision, and practice for years
to come."-Dale Godby and Jason BermanInternational Journal of
Therapeutic Communities"it is seminal and deserves to become a
classic contribution to the field of therapeutic group work … it
must be for group analytic psychotherapy, the missing definitive
text…"-Simon Mc ArdlePsychoanalytic Psychotherapy"This remarkable
single author book is a much awaited and valuable contribution to
the group analytic field … a robust review of theory coupled with a
‘how to’ manual approach, beautifully delivered through … richly
textured clinical vignettes … a humbling and inspiring read …
giving a wonderful step-by-step approach … mandatory reading for
those training in group analysis … invaluable for those experienced
in group work."-Daniel RiordanPsychotherapy Bulletin"This
beautifully-written practice manual … provides us with a deeper
understanding of the hows and whys of group therapy … a critical
addition to the foundational texts … An extended demonstration of
this radical principle of psychotherapy practice and (the author’s)
interest in the reparative process of group therapy: "Our quest is
to penetrate the heart of stone that holds the secrets of inner
injury.... [In] the forum of the group people can be more alive to
the real, the lost, and the unacquainted in one another and can
harvest gifts of adversity from the most unlikely sources" … 68
stories or clinical vignettes … are the beating heart of th(is) …
eloquent, deeply poetic book that will appeal to any group
practitioner who wishes to become a more sophisticated thinker
about how to create groups that become agents of healing."-Nancy
KellyThe Psychotherapist"A bold, convincing step in the direction …
of the all-important theory-practice link that makes for strength
and confidence in our clinical work … describing a wide range of
applications and offering coherence to some of the most ambiguous
group analytic concepts."-Morris NitsunTherapy Today"An
encyclopaedic handbook that will be a source of reference for all
group psychotherapists … a significant teaching text for trainees …
a rich and generous work, the culmination of … many years’
experience working in this field as a clinician, teacher and
supervisor."-Camilla Matthews
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