Groups Readings

E.G. Try Book or 2021 for a year (or maybe just an author / topic / keyword).

Agazarian, Y.M. (1979). Book review: Coding the therapeutic process: Emblems of encounter, by M. Cox. Group Analysis, 12(2), 78. doi: 10.1177/053331647901200318

Agazarian, Y.M. (1983). Some advantages of applying multi-dimensional thinking to the teaching, practice and outcomes of group psychotherapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 33(2), 243-247. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1983.11490871

Agazarian, Y.M. (1983). Theory of the invisible group applied to individual and group-as-a-whole interpretations. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 7(2), 27-37. doi: jstor.org/stable/41718187

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1986). Application of Lewin's life space concept to the individual and group-as-a-whole systems in group psychotherapy. In E. Stivers & S. Wheelan (Eds.), The Lewin legacy: Field theory in current practice (pp. 101-112). New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1987). The difficult patient, the difficult group. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 11(4), 205-216. doi: www.jstor.org/stable/41718459

Agazarian, Y.M. (1987, April). Re viewing Yalom: An interpersonal tale retold from the perspective of the group-as-a-whole. Guest lecture, Group psychotherapy, Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education, Boston, MA. [Reprinted in Agazarian, Y.M. (2006). Systems-centered practice: Selected papers on group psychotherapy. (pp. 27-49). London, UK: Karnac Books.]

Agazarian, Y.M. (1987, October). Group-as-a-whole theory applied to scapegoating. Supplementary paper to the workshop "Deviance, scapegoating & group development." Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society Annual Conference, New York, NY. [Reprinted in Agazarian, Y.M. (2006). Systems-centered practice: Selected papers on group psychotherapy. (pp. 17-26). London, UK: Karnac Books.]

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1989). Group-as-a-whole systems theory and practice. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 13(3-4), 131-154. doi: jstor.org/stable/41718522

Agazarian, Y.M. (1991). The systems-centered perspective: Discussion of “Idealization and Omnipotence within the Group Matrix” by Keith Hyde. Group Analysis, 24(3), 279-297. doi: 10.1177/0533316491243008

Agazarian, Y.M. (1992). Contemporary theories of group psychotherapy: A systems approach to the group-as-a-whole. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 42(2), 177-203. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1992.11490685

Agazarian, Y.M. (1992). Friends Series I. Functional Subgrouping.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1992). Koinonia: From hate, through dialogue, to culture in the large group. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 42(3), 443-445. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1992.11490715

Agazarian, Y.M. (1993). Reframing the group-as-a-whole. In T. Hugg, N. Carson, & R. Lipgar, (Eds.), Changing group relations: Proceedings of the ninth scientific meeting of the A.K. Rice Institute (pp.165-187). Juniper, FL: A.K. Rice Institute.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1994). The phases of group development and the systems-centred group. In M. Pines & V. Schermer (Eds.), Ring of fire: Primitive object relations and affect in group psychotherapy (pp. 36-85). London, UK: Routledge, Chapman & Hall.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1997). Systems-centered therapy for groups. New York, NY: Guilford. Re-printed in paperback (2004). London, UK: Karnac Books.

Agazarian, Y.M. (1997). Systems-centered theory and Barbara Dick's "Transformation at boundary zones." Group Analysis, 30(2), 291-299. doi: 10.1177/0533316497302014

Agazarian, Y.M. (1997). Systems-centered therapy. In H. G. Rosenthal (Ed.), Favorite counseling and therapy techniques (pp. 25-30).Washington, DC: Accelerated Development.

Agazarian, Y.M. (1999). Response to Wright's review of “Systems-Centered Therapy for Groups.” International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 49(2), 273-275. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1999.11491585

Agazarian, Y.M. (1999). Systems-centered supervision. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 49(2), 215-236. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1999.11491582

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2000). Introduction to a theory of living human systems and the practice of systems-centered psychotherapy (AGPA Annual Meeting, February 1993). Good Enough Press.

Agazarian, Y.M. (2000). Systems-centered group psychotherapy: What to do about phases of group development (1992). Good Enough Press.

Agazarian, Y.M. (2000). Systems-centered group psychotherapy: How to develop a working group (1992). Good Enough Press.

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

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 (pp. 223-240). Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Press.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2006). Systems-centered practice: Selected papers on group psychotherapy. London, UK: Karnac Books.

Agazarian, Y.M. (2006). Something rotten in the state of...: Commentary on ‘Group therapy as self-management training: A personal experience’ by Paul Moxnes. Group Analysis, 39(2), 235-238. doi: 10.1177/0533316406064077

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2010). The Systems-Centered Training and Research Institute orientation to training. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 34(4), 337-345. doi: jstor.org/stable/41719294

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2012). Preface. In R. Lenn & K. Stefano (Eds.), Small, large and median groups: The work of Patrick de Maré (pp. xix-xxiv). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2012). Systems-centered group psychotherapy: A theory of living human systems and its systems-centered practice. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 36(1), 19-36. doi: jstor.org/stable/41719343

Agazarian, Y.M. (2012). Systems-centered group psychotherapy: Putting theory into practice. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 62(2), 171-195. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2012.62.2.171

Agazarian, Y.M. (2014). Patrick de Maré. Group Analysis, 47(4), 473-480. doi: 10.1177/0533316414557224

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2016). Contrasting interpersonal and systems-centered approaches using two observation systems to analyze the communication patterns in two videotapes of the interpersonal approach to group psychotherapy. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 40(1), 71-88. doi: jstor.org/stable/10.13186/group.40.1.0071

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Agazarian, Y.M., & Byram, C. (2009). First build the system: The systems-centered approach to combined psychotherapy. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 33(2), 129-148. doi: jstor.org/stable/41719232

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Agazarian, Y.M., & Carter, F. (1993). The large group and systems-centered theory. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 17(4), 210-234. doi: jstor.org/stable/41718734

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), 238-252. doi: 10.1037/1089-2699.7.3.238

Agazarian, Y.M., & Gantt, S.P. (2005). The systems-centered approach to the group-as-a-whole. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 29(1), 163-185. doi: jstor.org/stable/41719363

Agazarian, Y.M., & James, C. (1977). Report of lecture given to the Group-Analytic Society (London) on 28th March 1977. The S.A.V.I. (system for analysing verbal interaction) theory and systemy. Group Analysis, 10(3), 235-239. doi: 10.1177/053331647701000310

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

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Agazarian, Y.M., & Gantt, S.P. (2000). Autobiography of a theory: Developing a theory of living human systems and its systems-centered practice. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley.

Agazarian, Y.M., & Gantt, S.P. (2005). The systems perspective. In S. Wheelan (Ed.), Handbook of group research and practice (pp. 187-200). Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage.

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Agazarian, Y.M., & Peters, R. (1981). The visible and invisible group. London, UK: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Reprinted in paperback (1995). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Agazarian, Y.M., Gantt, S.P., & Carter, F.B. (2021). Systems-centered training: An illustrated guide for applying a theory of living human systems. London, UK: Routledge.

Armington, R. (2012). Exploring the convergence of systems-centered therapy’s functional subgrouping and the principles of interpersonal neurobiology. Journal of Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies, 1, 51-55.

Becker, K., Crowe, T., Walton-Moss, B., Lin, A., Parsons-Schram, A., Hanyok, L., Hayashi, J., Culhane, N., McNelis, A., & Teague, P. (2016). Interprofessional debriefing: A novel synthesis of the 3D model and Systems Centered Therapy. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 2, 13-19. doi: 10.1016/j.xjep.2016.03.001

Bennis, W.G., & Shepard, H.A. (1956). A theory of group development. Human Relations, 9(4), 415-437. doi: 10.1177/001872675600900403

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Bion, W.R. (1961). Experiences in groups and other papers. London, UK: Tavistock.

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Brabender, V., & Fallon, A. (2009). Group development in practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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Carter, F. (2000). Relationships as a function of context. In U. McCluskey & C. Hooper (Eds.), Psychodynamic perspectives on abuse: The cost of fear (pp. 54-66). London, UK & Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley.

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Cartwright, D., & Zander, A. (1960). Group dynamics: Research and theory. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elmsford, Row, Peterson.

Davanloo, H. (1987). Clinical manifestations of superego pathology. International Journal of Short-Term Psychotherapy, 2(4), 225-254.

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Foulkes, S.H. & Anthony, E.J. (1957). Group psychotherapy: The psychoanalytic approach. London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Foulkes, S.H. (1948). Introduction to group-analytic psychotherapy: Studies in the social integration of individuals and groups. London, UK: Heinemann. Re-printed (1983). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Foulkes, S.H. (1964). Therapeutic group analysis. London, UK: Allen and Unwin. Re-printed (1984). London, UK: Karnac Books.

Gantt, S.P. (2005). Functional role-taking in organizations and work groups. Group Psychologist (APA Division 49 newsletter), 15(5), 15.

Gantt, S.P. (2011). Functional subgrouping and the systems-centered approach to group therapy. In J. Kleinberg (Ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of group psychotherapy (pp. 113-138). Oxford, UK: Wiley.

Gantt, S.P. (2015). Systems-centered group therapy. In E.S. Neukrug (Ed.), Encyclopedia of theory in counseling and psychotherapy (pp. 991-996). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Gantt, S.P. (2018). Developing groups that change our minds and transform our brains: Systems-centered's functional subgrouping, its impact on our neurobiology, and its role in each phase of group development. Psychoanalytic Inquiry: Today's Bridge Between Psychoanalysis and the Group World [Special Issue], 38(4), 270-284. doi: 10.1080/07351690.2018.1444851

Gantt, S.P. (2019). Implications of neuroscience for group psychotherapy. In F.J. Kaklauskas & L.R. Greene (Eds.), Core principles of group psychotherapy: An integrated theory, research, and practice training manual (pp. 156-170). New York, NY: Routledge.

Gantt, S.P. (2021). Systems-centered large groups. Group Circle, a publication of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, Winter 2021.

Gantt, S.P. (2021). Systems-centered theory (SCT) into group therapy: Beyond surviving ruptures to repairing and thriving. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 71(2), 224-252. doi: 10.1080/00207284.2020.1772073

Gantt, S.P. (2021). Systems-centered training for group leaders: Weakening social survivor roles that undermine women (and men) in leadership. In Y.I. Kane, S.M. Masselink & A.C. Weiss (Eds.), Women, intersectionality and power in group psychotherapy leadership (pp. 236-253). New York, NY: Routledge.

Gantt, S.P. (2024). Systems-centered therapy and training groups online: Adapting to the driving and restraining forces in an online context. In H. Weinberg, A. Rolnick & A. Leighton (Eds.), The virtual group therapy circle: Advances in online group theory and practice (pp. 124-134). New York, NY: Routledge.

Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2010). Developing the group mind through functional subgrouping: Linking systems-centered training (SCT) and interpersonal neurobiology. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 60(4), 515-544. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2010.60.4.515

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Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2011). The group mind, systems-centred functional subgrouping, and interpersonal neurobiology. In E. Hopper & H. Weinberg (Eds.), The social unconscious in persons, groups, and societies: Volume 1: Mainly theory (pp. 99-123). London, UK: Karnac Books.

Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2017). Systems-centered group therapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 67(sup1), S60-S70. doi: 10.1080/00207284.2016.1218768

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Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (Eds.) (2005). SCT in action: Applying the systems-centered approach in organizations. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse. Reprint (2006). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (Eds.) (2006). Systems-centered therapy: In clinical practice with individuals, families and groups. Livermore, CA: WingSpan Press. Reprint (2011). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Gantt, S.P., & Badenoch, B. (Eds.) (2013). The interpersonal neurobiology of group psychotherapy and group process. London, UK: Karnac Books.

Gantt, S.P., & Cox, P. (Eds.) (2010). Introduction to the special issue: Neurobiology and building interpersonal systems: Groups, couples, and beyond [Special issue]. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 60(4), 455-460. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2010.60.4.455

Gantt, S.P., & Hopper, E. (2008). Two perspectives on a trauma in a training group: The systems-centered approach and the theory of incohesion (part I). Group Analysis, 41(1), 92-106. doi: 10.1177/0533316408088416

Gantt, S.P., & Hopper, E. (2008). Two perspectives on a trauma in a training group: The systems-centered approach and the theory of incohesion (part II). Group Analysis, 41(2), 123-139. doi: 10.1177/0533316408089879

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Gantt, S.P., & Hopper, E. (2012). Two perspectives on a trauma in a training group: The systems-centered approach and the theory of incohesion. In E. Hopper (Ed.), Trauma and organizations (pp. 233-254). London, UK: Karnac Books.

Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2011). Highlights from ten years of a systems-centered large group: Work in progress. Voices: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy, 47(1), 40-50.

Gantt, S.P., & Badenoch, B. (2020). Systems-centered group psychotherapy: Developing a group mind that supports right brain function and right-left-right hemispheric integration. In R. Tweedy (Ed.) The divided therapist: Hemispheric difference and contemporary psychotherapy (pp. 149-180). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Garlid, C.F., Zollfrank, A.A., & Fitchett, G. (Eds.) (2009). Expanding the circle: Essays in honor of Joan Hemenway. Decatur, GA: Journal of Pastoral Care Publications.

Haddock, R. (2004). Drawing the isolate into the group flow: A commentary from a systems-centered therapy perspective. Group Analysis, 37(1), 82-90.

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Hopper, E. (Ed.) (2012). Trauma and organizations. London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Hopper, E., & Weinberg, H. (Eds.) (2011). The social unconscious in persons, groups, and societies: Volume 1: Mainly theory. London, UK: Karnac Books.

Kamozawa, A., Oshima, S., & Mizukawa, Y. (2021). Narrative of “here-and-now”: Cancer survivors in a group psychotherapy using SCT® (systems-centered therapy). Japanese Psychological Research, 63(4), 449-465. doi: 10.1111/jpr.12343

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Kaplan, I., & Sadock, B. (Eds.) (1993). Comprehensive textbook of group psychotherapy. (3rd ed.) Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, Division of Waverly.

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Kreeger, L.C. (Ed.) (1975). The large group: Dynamics and therapy. London, UK: Constable.

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Lenn, R. & Stefano, K. (Eds.) (2012). Small, large and median groups: The work of Patrick de Maré. London, UK: Karnac Books.

Maher, M. (2018). From group analytic to systems-centered consulting: A comparison of experience. Journal of Social Work Practice, 32(4), 423-432. doi: 10.1080/02650533.2018.1503163

McCluskey, U. (2002). The dynamics of attachment and systems-centered group psychotherapy. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 6(2), 131-142.

Moreno, J.K. (2007). Scapegoating in group psychotherapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 57(1), 93-104. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2007.57.1.93

O'Neill, R.M., & Constantino, M.J. (2008). Systems-centered training groups' process and outcome: A comparison with AGPA institute groups. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 58(1), 77-102. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2008.58.1.77

O'Neill, R.M., & Mogle, J. (2015). Systems-centered functional subgrouping and large group outcome. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 39(4), 303-317. doi: jstor.org/stable/10.13186/group.39.4.0303

O'Neill, R.M., Constantino, M.J., & Mogle, J. (2012). Does Agazarian's systems-centered functional subgrouping improve mood, learning and goal achievement?: A study in large groups. Group Analysis, 45(3), 375-390. doi: 10.1177/0533316412448287

O'Neill, R.M., Gantt, S.P., Burlingame, G.M., Mogle, J., Johnson, J., & Silver, R. (2013). Developing the systems-centered functional subgrouping questionnaire-2. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 17(4), 252-269. doi: 10.1037/a0034925

O'Neill, R.M., Reynolds, W.B., Culbertson, T.R., & Franklin, R.Y. (2012). Systems-centered® training's functional subgrouping: A path to Koinonia in pastoral care. Chaplaincy Today, 28(1), 2-13. doi: 10.1080/10999183.2012.10767443   This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Chaplaincy Today on 02 Jan 2014.

O'Neill, R.M., Smyth, J.M., & MacKenzie, M.J. (2011). Systems-centered functional subgrouping links the member to the group dynamics and goals: How-to and a pilot study. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 35(2), 105-121. doi: jstor.org/stable/41716124

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Pines, M., & Schermer, V. (Eds.) (1994). Ring of fire: Primitive object relations and affect in group psychotherapy. London, UK: Routledge, Chapman & Hall.

Prengel, S. (2009, August). Interview with Yvonne Agazarian. Somatic Perspectives on Psychotherapy. www.SomaticPerspectives.com [audio also available at https://youtu.be/L-lnolV7Z9Q]

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Simon, A., & Boyer, E.G. (1971). Mirrors for behaviors: An anthology of classroom observation instruments. Vols. 1-17. Philadelphia, PA: Research for Better Schools.

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Stivers, E., & Wheelan, S. (Eds.) (1986). The Lewin legacy: Field theory in current practice. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.

Stone, D.T. (2023). Systems-centered training: An illustrated guide for applying a theory of living human systems. [Book review.] International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 73(2), 174-181. doi: 10.1080/00207284.2023.2165363

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Sundlin, A.-L., & Sundlin, P. (2014). Taking up your role: How to shift between life and work without losing yourself. Cambridge, MA: Catalyst Communications Press.

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Systems-Centered Training and Research Institute (Ed.) (2010). Systems-centered theory and practice: The contribution of Yvonne Agazarian. Livermore, CA: WingSpan Press. Reprint (2011). London, UK: Karnac Books.

Whitcomb, K., O'Neill, R.M., Burlingame, G.M., Mogle, J., Gantt, S.P., Cannon, J., & Rooney, T. (2018). Measuring how systems-centered® members connect with group dynamics: FSQ-2 construct validity. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 68(2), 163-183. doi: 10.1080/00207284.2017.1381024

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