The Role of Group Members in Facilitating Treatment

Abstract

The Experiencing Scales were applied to a small therapy group over fifteen sessions to determine the category levels of perception, emotion and insight from the expression of verbal interaction among all members. Analysis identified a gradual and positive increase in category levels, three periods of interaction describing group behavior, and measures of the quantity and quality of responses by individual members. The implications of these findings are discussed with a recommendation for further such analyses as a means of insight for therapists and group members leading to the possible generalizing of findings.