Understanding groups as psychodynamic systems in the context of racial and cultural factors : theoretical framework -- Working with differences in groups : ethical considerations -- Group formation : racial and cultural dynamics of entering and joining -- Group development : the impact of racial and cultural factors -- Group dynamics in racially and culturally mixed groups -- Social roles in groups -- Leadership, authority, and power in racially and culturally mixed groups -- Strategies for leadership in multicultural groups -- The mature work group -- Termination.