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This article examines the principles and practice of transactional analysis process group work and five key areas for analyzing the development of the group. It is based on Eric Berne’s (1966) original work on group structure and dynamics in Principles of Group Treatment and integrates the work of Minuchin (1974) and Joines (1988) on intrapersonal and interpersonal boundaries. The boundaries of five areas or aspects of the group determine its formation and development and manifest the significance of leadership, group interaction, and group process. Seven key principles in process group work are presented. These provide the foundation for process group work practice and are relevant for all areas and stages of groups.

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Adrienne Lee

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Adrienne Lee, BA, PGCE, Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), is a psychotherapist registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy and also a Master Practitioner in Neurolinguistic Programming. She has been a mother, university teacher, and psychotherapist for 40 years and was one of the first people in the United Kingdom (UK) to practice transactional analysis. Adrienne is a founder member and past chair of the UK’s Institute of Transactional Analysis (now the United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis). She has been running transactional analysis training programs since 1975 and with Ian Stewart founded and is codirector of The Berne Institute in Nottingham, UK. Adrienne has been a board member of the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA), on the professional and training standards committee, was one of EATA’s representatives on the board of the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP), and was on the European Commission of Certification (COC). She is a past president of EATA (July 2004-July 2007). She can be reached at The Berne Institute, 29 Derby Road, Kegworth DE74 2EN, United Kingdom; email: .
 

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