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Direct linkComstock, Dana L.; Duffey, Thelma; St. George, Holly – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2002
The relational-cultural model of psychotherapy has been evolving for the past 20 years. Within this model, difficult group dynamics are conceptualized as the playing out of the central relational paradox. This paradox recognizes that an individual may yearn for connection but, out of a sense of fear, simultaneously employ strategies that restrict…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Empathy, Group Dynamics, Clinical Psychology
