World leader in group psychotherapy research, editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Counseling Association.
Dr. Dennis Kivlighan is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Maryland and is widely recognized as one of the preeminent researchers in group psychotherapy. For decades his work has examined the processes through which group therapy produces change — including therapeutic factors, group cohesion, interpersonal learning, and the role of the group leader. He has served as editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, the flagship journal in the discipline, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Counseling Association.
His methodological contributions are as significant as his substantive ones. Dr. Kivlighan has been a pioneer in applying multilevel and social network analysis methods to group therapy data, allowing researchers to disentangle the contributions of individual members, dyadic pairings, and the group as a whole. This has opened new windows onto how group-level processes unfold and how they can be leveraged therapeutically. His work continues to set the methodological and conceptual standard for process-outcome research in both group and individual therapy.
In this conversation Dan Has with Dr. Dennis Kivlighan they delve into the complexities of group dynamics, focusing on the actor-partner model, the significance of conflict in group development, and t…
Dan is joined by Dr. Dennis Kivlighan, an expert in group psychotherapy. In this conversation, Dr. Kivlighan discusses the profound impact of experiential learning in therapy, the complexities of grou…
