ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1974, the Southwest in the title refers to that region of the USA where a community of therapists grew out of the Southwestern Group Psychotherapy Society, founded in Texas 1956, a regional arm of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA). The chapters cover a range of issues from therapists working in this region and were presented as a tribute to the memory of Dr William Sterling Bell, who took an active interest in group psychotherapy from its early beginnings.

chapter 5|8 pages

The leadership laboratory

A group counseling intervention model for schools

chapter 7|10 pages

What's in a name?

Name assignment as a pathological function of role confusion in a family