The authors used a questionnaire sent to the directors of the 256
approved American psychiatric residency programs to examine the
availability, content, and orientations of group therapy training. They
found that 78% of the responding programs offered group therapy training, a
substantial increase from earlier estimates; that an approach incorporating
didactic courses, observation and leadership of groups, supervision, and
participation in an experiential group was gaining increased acceptance;
that most of the programs provided a variety of arrangements for
supervision of group training; that the theoretical orientations mirrored
the field of group therapy itself; and, finally, that associated
disciplines were gaining increasing acceptance.
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