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This small pamphlet was issued to serve as a guide for family service agencies in establishing group treatment programs. It was prepared by a committee composed of outstanding and experienced workers in the field: Sanford N. Sherman, Chairman, with Dr. Hannah Grunwald, Ruth A. Janowicz, Dr. Joyce Gale Klein, and Dr. Saul Scheidlinger.
In carrying out its function as a guide, the pamphlet is most succinct and deals largely with practical matters involved in setting up group treatment programs in a family service agency. These include the selection of clients, their preparation, organizing the group, arrangements for sessions, training programs and supervision for therapists, recording procedures, and 'the integration of group treatment in the agency's program'. Very briefly but quite clearly the rationale for group treatment is discussed and the relation between group treatment and casework treatment is described. A valuable section of the pamphlet is devoted to describing various types of group treatment and indicating the psychological and social bases for their use.
This well-organized pamphlet is highly recommended as a guide to its subject.