The framework presented in this article about the therapeutic use of program activities for emotionally disturbed children is based, in part, on an understanding of phase development in groups. The framework is outlined according to assessment, program activity selection and intervention. (MS)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether identification with members in group therapy has a relation to progress in therapy. Results indicated that the incidence of identification was significantly higher for group members who showed positive change in therapy (p less than .05) than for members who did not show a positive change.…

Here is a very personal account of how some women are dealing with change in their lives. While it serves as an introduction to the value of group process for women, it is also notable as an example of the impact of feminism on educated women. (Author)

Behavior modification principles and procedures were integrated with a small group approach to short-term treatment of adult problems. These included child management, anxiety, marital discord, depression, and interpersonal difficulties with friends, family, and co-workers. (Author)

Results showed the incentive condition as superior on percentage of attendance at activities, town passes taken, and days spent out of the hospital, while the interaction condition was superior on nurses' rating scales. (Author)

This research constitutes a preliminary attempt to study the procedural variable of differential spacing of desensitization sessions. (Author)

This study attempts to appraise the value of a training group psychotherapy experience within the counselor training program. The results indicated that the group psychotherapy influenced the trainees personal characteristics and professional attributes. Also 60 percent of the trainees sought further counseling or psychotherapy. (Author/CG)

Observations based on psychodrama with deaf people, relating to interaction between people and the communication process, are made. How role training skills, which involve some of the skills of psychodrama, can be applied by professionals in vocational and social learning situations is illustrated. (KW)

In regard to encounter groups, it is time to reassess goals, conceptions, rationales, and results to date. It is time to distinguish between good and bad theory, good and marginal practice, and to demand better standards of trainer development and preparation. Consumer welfare requires it. Presented at APA, Miami Beach, 1970. (Author/CJ)

Results showed that the reading placebo treatment was as effective as group desensitization in reducing reports of anxiety. Also revealed was that 26 of the 28 treatment subjects indicated on final evaluatory questionnaire that they had profited from study. (EK)

Experimental and control groups, each composed of 14 teachers enrolled in a 1980 summer graduate workshop, were assessed to determine the relationship of human relations skill training to development of positive self-concept. Results proved positive with the experimental group gaining at a significant level over the control group following…