Group

, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 38–45 | Cite as

The psychiatric nurse as group psychotherapist

  • Eleanor M. White
Article

Abstract

An overview of current dimensions of group psychotherapy practice by psychiatric-mental health nurses is presented. The relationship between graduate education and the characteristics of the nurses' current practice is demonstrated. The psychiatric-mental health nurse's involvement in the general health care arena with “nonpsychiatric” populations is highlighted. Future trends for the practice of group by nurses is explicated and projected. In addition, implications for the education and practice of other group practitioners is drawn.

Keywords

Health Care General Health Current Practice Group Psychotherapy Cross Cultural Psychology 
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© Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society 1985

Authors and Affiliations

  • Eleanor M. White
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of PsychiatryDuke Medical CenterDurham

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