The visible and invisible group two perspectives on group psychotherapy and group process - Agazarian, Yvonne (Karnac Books, 1995)
Reprint. Originally published: London : Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981
Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-287) and index
This book synthesizes psychoanalytic and group dynamic approaches to group life and offers practical guidelines to the group psychotherapist. The authors advocate the simultaneous use of two perspectives: the psychoanalytic perspective for observing the "visible" group of people and their interactions, and a General Systems "Field Theory" perspective for observing the "invisible" group-as-a-whole. They also suggest changes in leadership style appropriate to different types of therapy groups