The demonstration group: a tool for observing group process and leadership style.

Full Abstract

Demonstration groups, a major modality for observing group process, have not been addressed in the group psychotherapy literature. This article defines the demonstration group and describes and discusses its various components:
the volunteers (group members) and their recruitment, the demonstration group itself, group member debriefing, and the didactic component. Discussion of the physical setting, group agreements, and boundary considerations, as well as leadership tasks, challenges, and pitfalls are illustrated with examples. Leadership tasks in demonstration groups are compared with those in therapy groups. Guidelines that are likely to promote successful demonstration group experiences are provided. The leader's facility with the unconscious defense mechanism of projective identification is stressed.

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Author information

Author/s: Gans, Jerome S (JS); Rutan, J Scott (JS); Lape, Emily (E);

Affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: International journal of group psychotherapy (Int J Group Psychother), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Apr; vol 52 (issue 2) : pp 233-52

Dates: Created 2002/04/03; Completed 2002/04/30; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 11928201, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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