Basic Readings

Agazarian, Y.M. (1994). The phases of development and the systems-centered group. In M. Pines & V. Schermer (Eds.), Ring of fire: Primitive object relations and affect in group psychotherapy. London : Routledge, Chapman & Hall.

Agazarian, Y.M. (1997b). Systems-centered therapy for groups. New York : Guilford Press.

Agazarian, Y.M. (1997a). Glossary of SCT terms. The SCT Journal, 2, 3-10.

Agazarian, Y.M. (1999a). Phases of development in the systems-centered group. Small Group Research. 30 (1), 82-107.

Agazarian, Y.M. (1997c). Systems-centered therapy. In H. G. Rosenthal (Ed.), Favorite counseling and therapy techniques. Washington , DC : Accelerated Development.

Agazarian, Y.M. (2002). A systems-centered approach to individual and group psychotherapy. In L. Vandecreek & T. Jackson (Eds.), Innovations in clinical practice: A source book, Vol. 20, 223-240. Sarasota , FL : Professional Resource Press.

Agazarian, Y.M. & Gantt, S.P. (2003). Phases of group development: Systems-centered hypotheses and their implications for research and practice. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 7(3), pp.238-252.

Agazarian, Y.M. and Carter, F. (1993). The large group and systems-centered theory. Group: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 17 (4), 210-234.

Agazarian, Y.M. & Gantt, S.P. (2000). Autobiography of a theory, London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Agazarian, Y.M. (2001). A systems-centered approach to inpatient group psychotherapy. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Agazarian, Y.M. & Janoff, S. (1993). Systems theory and small groups. In I. Kapplan & B. Sadock (Eds.), Comprehensive textbook of group psychotherapy (3rd ed.), 33-44). Maryland : Williams & Wilkins, Division of Waverly.

Agazarian, Y.M. & Byram, C. (2009). First build the system: The systems-centered approach to combined psychotherapy. Group, 33(2), 129-148.

Agazarian, Y.M. & Gantt, S.P. (2005b). The systems perspective. In S. Wheelan (Ed.), Handbook of Group Research and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications. Available with permission of publisher.

Agazarian, Y.M. (2010). Systems-centered theory and practice: The contribution of Yvonne Agazarian (Edited by SCTRI.) Livermore, CA: WingSpan Press. Reprint (2011). London: Karnac Books.