ave to be comfortable with the group and each other in order to do this, and accept criticism. For this to occur, great emphasis is placed on the interpersonal skills of the therapist, the process of the joint selection of problems to be worked on, and regular feedback.
             In the first initial session, the therapeutic goal should be to produce some sense of relief. The client's suffering should be minimized simply by the mere fact of entering the group. Introductions should of course take place, and confidentiality discussed. The therapist should make it his/her responsibility to emphasize the importance of attendance, list the length sessions, and the duration of the group. The therapist should also seek to provide a rationale for the group by defining a set of problems and demonstrating some strategies for dealing with them.
             Problem definition should continue to be a goal throughout the group. The leader and the group works together to define specific problems to focus on during meetings. Once the specific problems have been defined, the members an
             ...