Martinez Olivera, Alma Lidia: Introduction to group psychotherapy models

The aim of this paper is to provide a text that can be of use to all schools of group psychotherapy, both in practice and in understanding. Emphasis is placed on technical language as well as tactical processes of group and individual change. Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy reflects the author's eclectic ideological background, from the underpinning Freudian theory and techniques to the influence of social psychology and the work of behavioural psychologists. Apart from allowing for a therapeutic modality that is expanding and becoming more complicated, the proposed work suggests a scientific basis for the method of group psychotherapy and a systematisation to facilitate the training of students in the Behavioural Sciences.