As we move towards a pluralistic society, the writer considers a strength of group therapy to be its acknowledgment, respect and encouragement of the reality of cultural diversity, where the common goal is the success of the group. The facilitator would need to explore the underlying cultural assumptions of the main theories and adapt them in a multicultural context (Corey, 2008).
With changing regulations and economic crises, the writer considers group therapy to be a cost-effective and less isolated way of treating clients (Bueno, 2010). The cost-effectiveness of group therapy was proven in the results of research carried out by McCrone, Weeramanthri, Knapp, Rushton, Trowell, Miles and Kolvin (2005) where the cost