Training in Group Analysis: Institutional Dilemmas

Abstract

This paper contributes to the current debate on the training of group analysts. In particular, it is a response to the view that the relationship between group analyst and trainee group analysand is negatively affected by institutional dynamics and by the inevitable interaction between the training institute, its trainers and its trainees. The paper puts forward the view that block training is a legitimate and well-established model of training alongside the continuous model.