(1981). The Group Psychotherapy Literature: 1980. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy: Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 469-526.

The group psychotherapy literature: 1980.

Based mainly on journal literature, this compilation on training the group therapist contains 351 English-language or translated items from 1947 through 1995. Although many interesting discussions of important issues and situations are to be found herein, the literature contains few reports of evaluated training programs.

Training the Group Therapist: 1947-1995

evidence in the literature substantiating the use of growth groups as methods of fostering self-actualization (Reddy, 1972; Shapiro and Gust, 1974; Taylor, 1976; Walton, 1973). In addition, there is some evidence in the reported literature of nonsignificant change by participants in growth groups (Butler, 1977; Yitter, 1977). Despite the statistically nonsignificant aspect of these data, the data reflect with few exceptions positive changes indicative of the anticipated self-actualizing impact of growth group experiences. The studies which focus on growth occurring within counselors-in-training (Butler, 1977; Eiben and Clack, 1973; Maynard and Long, 1976; Shapiro and Gust, 1974; Yitter, 1977) report inconsistent findings. While conjecture regarding these findings is varied, at least two authors (Butler, 1977; Yitter, 1977) speculate that screening applicants into counselor educa-

Robert R. Butler

Papers

Actltalizing Coltnselors in Training Three Small Group Approaches