The use of confrontation in group treatment: Attack or challenge?

Autor: Kenneth E. Reid
Rok vydání: 1986
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Zdroj: Clinical Social Work Journal. 14:224-237
ISSN: 1573-3343
0091-1674
DOI: 10.1007/bf00755855
Popis: This paper considers the use of confrontation as a part of group treatment. When done carefully, confrontation leads to expanded awareness by the members and strengthens group cohesion. When done awkwardly, it leads to increased resistance and defensiveness. The author explores ways in which confrontation can be used to challenge discrepancies, distortions, games and smoke screens, and resistance. There is also a discussion of therapeutic guidelines for the practitioner.
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