Poster Session 9
Projective Identification and Scapegoating in Group Psychotherapy

Presenter:           

Joseph Kelly Moreno, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Utah Valley State College,  Orem, Utah

This paper explains the function of scapegoating in group psychotherapy. The role of projective identification in the evolution of the scapegoat is delineated, and individual, subgroup, and whole-group interventions are described. Several case studies are provided for illustration, and the implications of this approach to group work is discussed.