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Systems–Centered Training Groups’ Process and Outcome: A Comparison with AGPA Institute Groups

Richard M. O’Neill and Michael J. Constantino · 2008

Evidence
Controlled study
Kind
Journal article
peer-reviewed
Method
Comparison of six training groups with group-process findings from two earlier studies
Sample
Six Systems-Centered Training groups; participant count not stated in the abstract
Published
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 58(1), 77–102
Practices
Systems-Centered Training
Cautions
Small sample

Adjacent

Studies a related practice or mechanism, without testing Circling.

A comparison of six Systems-Centered Training groups with earlier group studies found patterns consistent with benefits from functional subgrouping.

What it doesn’t show

Only six groups supported the comparison, and the comparison data came from earlier studies rather than concurrent random allocation. Differences between samples or settings could explain the findings; the study does not establish that this group approach is superior.

Summary based on the abstract. No accessible full text was found.

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O’Neill, R. M., & Constantino, M. J. (2008). Systems–Centered Training Groups’ Process and Outcome: A Comparison with AGPA Institute Groups. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 58(1), 77–102. https://doi.org/10.1521/ijgp.2008.58.1.77