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Reclaiming the Delinquent: by Para-Analytic Group Psychotherapy and the Inversion Technique

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S. R. Slavson

INTRODUCTION: THE ESSENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS in psychotherapy lies in the proper matching of the patient's problems and personality with the treatment procedures suitable for correction. No craftsman can expect success in his work if he does not understand the potentials and limitations of the materials he employs. The good carpenter knows the best use to which he can put the various kinds and grades of wood, and the tailor knows which of the many textiles will serve different needs to obtain best results….

THE FREE PRESS, NEW YORK. Collier-Macmillan Limited, London. 1965. 781p.