This paper was presented to the Institute of Group Analysis, London, in July 1990, at the end of the qualifying course. It describes the work of a once-weekly group for psychiatric outpatients in a hospital setting. The therapeutic process is discussed in terms of Donald Winnicott's theory. Included also are comments on the author's personal and professional development during the course of training.
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