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Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.10.940

The course described in this paper was an important aspect of the first year's work in an experimental program in training psychotherapists. It was unique in that it integrated many different parts into a meaningful ful, lively, learning experience of family dynamics without burdening the beginning students with too heavy a therapeutic responsibility in this difficult field. The good results were recognized by students and instructors. The success of the program as a whole is a further indication that courses of this kind would be useful in the training of psychotherapists of whatever professional affiliation.

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