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The life cycles of professional associations have received little attention in the literature. Using the Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association as an example, the author discusses the general dynamic underpinnings of systems and organizations, and caveats for the leaders of professional associations.
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Rodenhauser, P. The Life Cycles of Professional Associations: Organizational and Administrative Dynamics. Adm Policy Ment Health 26, 417–427 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021381706917
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