Graphic Family Therapy: An Affective Alternative to Structure and Strategy1

A self-discovery hypothesis regarding changing family dysfunctioning is suggested. From this hypothesis a method for treatment called Graphic Family Therapy has been developed. The four stages of this design—Analysis, Motivation, Evaluation and Research—are discussed. Specific graphic exercises for eight categories of family dysfunction are described. Two illustrative cases, one long-term and one short-term, are presented. Conclusions regarding results, future research, training and other clinical applications are offered.     

The Administrative Component in Complex Organizations*

This study examines the relationship between organizational size and the proportional size of the administrative component. The hypothesis is that organizational size is directly related to the difference between the relative sizes of the clerical and managerial components—the clerical ratio minus the managerial ratio. The data, drawn from general hospitals, show that the managerial component and organizational size are negatively related, and that organizational size and the relative size of the clerical component are not related.     

A vital statistics-based procedure for estimating conception rates

A method for estimating conception rates, using vital statistics data, is developed and applied to data on five-year age groups of California women for 1971. The approach is deterministic and allocates total exposure time to the known pregnancy outcomes of live birth, spontaneous abortion, and induced abortion. The population at risk is defined to exclude women who are known to be sterile or sexually inactive. Early fetal loss, premarital conception, and contraceptive use are taken into account. Estimates are made of the fecundability which would obtain ifno contraception were used.     

Termination of one therapist in co-led group psychotherapy

This article describes the termination of one group co-therapist without replacement. The period between J. W's announced departure and actual leaving brought into vivid perspective transference issues toward the co-therapists as a parental dyad. The rupture of this dyad had powerful consequences, which are discussed. In addition the therapist who remained (T.S.) had the unique opportunity to observe the group members reactions to termination after the termination actually took place. The group is presented and some process material is included.