Abstract
The author draws on Eric Berne’s model of group process and therapeutic interventions to discuss Erskine’s paper on “Relational Group Process: Developments in a Transactional Analysis Model of Group Psychotherapy,” emphasizing the therapeutic importance of interpretation and addressing the limits of empathy and phenomenological inquiry in group process.
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William F. Cornell
William F. Cornell, MA, Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), maintains an independent private practice of therapy, consultation, and training in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and leads frequent training groups in Europe. He is a coeditor of the Transactional Analysis Journal and a contributor to professional journals of varied disciplines. He can be reached at 145 44th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, USA; email: [email protected].