Don't shut out contact outside of the group.(Group Psychotherapy)

From: Addiction Professional | Date: May 1, 2007| Author: Roth, Jeffrey D. | Copyright information

In the March/April issue I offered an overview of boundaries in group psychotherapy. Examining some of these boundary issues in more detail, this column takes a look at the various boundaries that have been applied to contact outside of the group, both between members and between member and therapist.

Classical psychodynamic group therapists often have advocated a very tight boundary concerning contact outside of the group. In theory, this position helps to maintain memb...

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