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Will fields that study groups in general, such as social psychology, and fields that use groups to achieve therapeutic goals, such as group psychotherapy, move toward unification in the future or will they drift apart? One possible future assumes that these two approaches to groups will become better integrated as (a) societal changes increase individuals' reliance on groups; (b) research and theory on group processes become more sophisticated; and (c) basic and applied researchers work together more closely in examining groups. Such unification requires, however, changes in the training, outlook, and procedures used by both practitioners and researchers.
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Forsyth, D.R. The Social Psychology of Groups and Group Psychotherapy: One View of the Next Century. Group 24, 147–155 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007527831138
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