Lieberman M A
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco.
Int J Group Psychother. 1990 Jul;40(3):251-78. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1990.11490608.
The author provides an overview of self-help groups in terms of their origins, growth, scope, and effectiveness, and then compares these groups with professionally conducted psychotherapy groups. A framework for evaluating group helping systems is proposed which includes five principal dimensions: the helping group as a social microcosm; technological complexity/simplicity; psychological distance/closeness between helper and helpee; specificity/generality of help methods; and differentiation versus nondifferentiation among participants. The author concludes his article by recommending four strategies for how group therapists can contribute to self-help groups.
作者概述了自助小组的起源、发展、范围和有效性，然后将这些小组与专业开展的心理治疗小组进行了比较。提出了一个评估小组帮助系统的框架，其中包括五个主要维度：作为社会缩影的帮助小组；技术复杂性/简单性；帮助者与受助者之间的心理距离/亲密程度；帮助方法的特殊性/普遍性；以及参与者之间的区分与不区分。作者在文章结尾推荐了小组治疗师可如何为自助小组做出贡献的四种策略。
