A preparatory interview for the neophyte group therapist.
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.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000193:education*