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A preparatory interview for the neophyte group therapist
Author(s) -
Bloch Sidney,
Knox Jean
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1982.tb01520.x
Subject(s) - psychology , psychotherapist , set (abstract data type) , focus group , clinical psychology , marketing , computer science , business , programming language
On the premiss that an important aim of the initial phase of supervision of the neophyte group psychotherapist is to convert a new and threatening situation into an old and familiar one, the function of a preparatory interview—whose focus was the therapist's set of expectations about his impending experience of leading a group—was examined. The findings of a series of 26 interviews point to the need for a systematic controlled study to test the effects of a preparatory interview of the trainee therapist on group process and leadership behaviour.