Working group for group psychotherapy and group analysis
The Working Group on Group Psychotherapy and Group Analysis (AGG) is an association of group analysts who work in various professional fields as an outpatient and inpatient therapeutic and at universities in teaching and research. Their common point of reference is the scientific orientation and experience with the integrative model of working with groups, as developed with the Göttingen model for group psychotherapy in the early 1970s by Franz Heigl and Annelise Heigl-Evers .
history
Until 2016, the AGG was called the Working Group for the Application of Psychoanalysis in Groups . It was created at the Tiefenbrunn Hospital near Göttingen , where different forms of working in groups were developed for different groups of patients. There was a close connection to the University of Göttingen , initially through the research center for group psychotherapy under the direction of Annelise Heigl-Evers, later through the department for clinical group psychotherapy under the direction of Karl König . Heigl-Evers and her husband initially combined concepts of social psychology and group dynamics with the ideas of the philosopher and sociologist Hannah Arendt and concepts of the group psychotherapists Walter Schindler , Raoul Schindler and Ruth Cohn , the founder of topic-centered interaction . This laid the foundation for the Göttingen model and began a supraregional training in the management of groups with self-awareness, the observation of patient groups and theory seminars. In July 1972 the first advanced training seminar took place in the Tiefenbrunn hospital. A distinction was made between “therapeutic work with psychoanalytic group psychotherapy”, “psychoanalytically oriented (depth psychologically based) group psychotherapy” and “psychoanalytical-interactional group therapy”.
Many psychotherapists trained by the AGG took on new positions in the 1970s, especially in the field of inpatient psychotherapy, and carried on the concept and ideas of the Göttingen model in various forms. Differentiations followed for various clinical pictures and working conditions, in particular for pain and somatoform disorders , addictions, personality disorders and various forms of structural disorders in the inpatient, semi-inpatient and outpatient areas.
The members of the working group take part in the scientific activities of the relevant specialist societies and help shape them. It was the German Working Group for Group Psychotherapy and Group Dynamics (DAGG) until its dissolution and since then has been the German Society for Group Analysis and Group Psychotherapy (D3G).
activity
With the so-called Göttingen Group Psychotherapy Weeks, which are offered twice a year , the working group offers advanced training to trained group psychotherapists who want to acquire in-depth skills, but also to other professional groups who are active in psycho-social care.
"The Göttingen Group Psychotherapy Weeks are aimed at people who want to expand their knowledge and skills in working with groups of adults, adolescents and children - in inpatient, semi-inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy, in social work and education, counseling, supervision and in training. and training. "
In addition to offering advanced and advanced training, the AGG provides self-awareness and supervision in groups, theories and techniques of group psychotherapy and group analysis, and differentiated methods of leading groups for different groups and group settings. It also provides an extensive list of further literature.
Comparable training courses are offered by the Institute for Group Analysis in Heidelberg , the Group Analysis Seminar in Gießen and by the International Working Group for Group Analysis (IAG) in Altaussee .
Office and board
The office of the working group is located in Göttingen and is managed by the psychologist Jessica Arnswald. The chairman of the board is the doctor Hermann Staats .
Further developments
The Göttingen model is constantly being further developed by the AGG with new developments in psychotherapy research and its related sciences. The aim is to optimize the competence of group leaders in terms of "variability with a concept". The AGG describes itself as research-oriented, integrative and open to suggestions from other models and therapy schools.
"In recent years, findings and experiences from psychoanalytic developmental psychology (e.g. D. Stern and the experiences of the Boston Change Process Study Group ), the occupation with symbolic interactionism and the related qualitative research have been taken up."
The concept is used in acute and rehabilitation clinics for the treatment of psychosomatic and addictive disorders and has also proven itself as a development-promoting approach in work with children and adolescents. There is a close cooperation with the General Association for Addiction Aid (GVS) for further training to become a social therapist (addiction).
literature
- Annelise Heigl-Evers, Franz Heigl: The Göttingen model of the application of psychoanalysis in groups with special consideration of the psychoanalytical-interactional method . In: Group Psychotherapy and Group Dynamics . tape 30 , 1994, pp. 1-29 .
- Annelise Heigl-Evers, Franz Heigl: The interactional principle in individual and group psychotherapy . In: Journal for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy . tape 29 , 1983, ISSN 1438-3608 , pp. 1-14 .
- Annelise Heigl-Evers, Franz Heigl: Group therapy: interactional - depth psychologically based (analytically oriented) - psychoanalytical . In: Group Psychotherapy and Group Dynamics . tape 7 , no. 2 , 1973, ISSN 0017-4947 , pp. 132-157 .
- Karl König , Wulf-Volker Lindner: Psychoanalytic group therapy . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1993, ISBN 978-3-525-45732-0 .
- Hermann Staats, Andreas Dally, Thomas Bolm (Eds.): Group psychotherapy and group analysis. A text and study book . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-647-40230-7 .
- Ulrich Streeck , Falk Leichsenring : Manual of psychoanalytical-interactional therapy. Treatment of patients with structural disorders and severe personality disorders . 3rd, revised and expanded edition. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2015, ISBN 978-3-525-40246-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The association. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g History of the Working Group on Group Psychotherapy and Group Analysis AGG. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
- ↑ a b The Göttingen Group Psychotherapy Weeks. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Publications in connection with the "Göttingen Model of Group Psychotherapy" and its applications. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Board of Directors. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .