Group Counseling Strategies and Skills

by Jacobs, Ed E.; Masson, Robert L. L.; Harvill, Riley L.

• ISBN13: 9780495554363
• ISBN10: 0495554367
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-29
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

This widely used and respected book presents an active, multisensory approach to group leading, focusing heavily on group leadership skills. While written with the counselor in mind, GROUP COUNSELING: STRATEGIES AND SKILLS, Sixth Edition, also provides an outstanding discussion of group dynamics for professionals in group leadership positions. The authors discuss the many facets of group counseling and provide examples that show how each skill can be applied in a wide range of group settings to produce efficient working groups.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Stages of Groups, Group Process, and Therapeutic Forces

Purpose of Groups

Planning

Getting Started: The Beginning Stage and Beginning Phase

Basic Skills for Group Leaders

Focus

Cutting Off and Drawing Out

Rounds and Dyads

Exercises

Introducing, Conducting, and Processing Exercises

Leading the Middle Stage of a Group

Using Counseling Theories in Groups

Counseling and Therapy in Groups

Closing a Session or Group

Dealing with Problem Situations

Working with Specific Populations

Issues in Group Counseling

Appendix

References

Index

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