The Use of the Reflective Team in a Psychodrama Therapy Group
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In this article, the development of the reflective team process is traced, and the concept is applied to a psychodrama inpatient therapy group in which the focus was noticing role development. A format for conducting a reflective team process in an inpatient group is described, and the particular benefits to both the protagonist and group members are identified.
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