This book contains a stimulating diversity of chapters that explore the development of Foulkesian ideas - [it is] a fine exposition of group analysis.' - Group Analysis 'This is essential contemporary reading.' - British Journal of Psychiatry In this examination of the legacy of Foulkes, the theoretical foundations of group psychotherapy are applied to a range of groups, including family therapy, institutional dynamics and educational therapy. Contributors to this volume include distinguished group analysts, such as Pines and De Mar , and more junior analysts selected for their original thinking. The complexity of creating a coherent theory of group analysis is underlined by the multiple authorship of a single volume compiled and edited along group principles. Editors Brown and Zinkin also had access to the preliminary notes of a proposed book on group theory, cut short by Foulkes's death, which cover topics as wide-ranging as psychoneurosis, social inheritance and the Oedipus complex.

Integrating political, cultural, interpersonal and intrapsychic dimensions, this book is the first to tackle therapy with refugees, using a unique four-level approach explored in terms of the experiences of both client and therapist. Originally prompted by government dispersal policies and based on work carried out at the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, this comprehensive yet flexible framework for therapists encountering refugees in their practice is perfectly attuned to the special needs and circumstances of displaced and traumatised clients from different cultural and political backgrounds. Helpful information on working with interpreters and legal issues is also included. As counselling and therapy support for refugees now often has to be provided outside their established communities, this book is an essential tool for all therapists, counselling staff and students on such courses.