title: The process group in institutional settings: special techniques for an endangered species.
abstract: The process group for staff and trainees in institutional settings has become increasingly unpopular as a resource, although ironically, the need for such a group has grown. The author presents the idea that the process group is not used more often because of a general lack of understanding of the nature of such groups as well as a failure to clearly distinguish process groups from traditional psychotherapy groups. The author goes on to give a clear definition of the task and the boundaries of a process group and, using knowledge of systems thinking, discusses special techniques for running such groups with illustrative examples.
authors.affiliation: Roosevelt Site of St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Cohn
mesh_terms: D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000193:education; D012380:Role; D014167:Transference, Psychology