Group Work in the Schools

by Erford, Bradley T.

• ISBN13: 9780135034828
• ISBN10: 0135034825
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-27
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Group Counseling in the Schoolsis the first text of its kind to recognize the increasing specialization needs of school counselors and to focus exclusively on what a school counselor needs to know to provide effective prevention and intervention group work with students. School counselors now make up close to one-half of the counselors graduating from masterrs"s level training programs, and this text recognizes that group work in schools is very different from group work in the clinic. While few school counselors receive any formal instruction on how to run task groups, psychoeducational groups or even how to conduct group counseling within the specialized school context,Group Counseling in the Schoolsfocuses solelyon the specialized group work that school counselors perform. Written from a systemic perspective and in a multicultural context, the core of this text involves the systemic approach to group work: preparing school counseling students to facilitate the systemic group process in the school context, from planning the group, through the four stages of group work: forming and orienting, transition, working, and termination. Mastering the facilitation of these defined stages of group work allows school counselors to effectively work with students in all types of school-based group contexts. Throughout the book, students are exposed to the foundations of group work by exploring the historical forces that shaped group work in schools today, the therapeutic factors that underlie effective group approaches, and the advantages and disadvantages of group work in the schools. Students will build a foundation of multicultural, ethical and legal group work attitudes, and knowledge and skills before learning to distinguish the roles of group members and group leaders.

Author Biography

Bradley T Erford, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, is a professor in the school counseling program at Loyola University with primary teaching responsibilities in assessment, research, and lifespan development. He has held numerous professional leadership positions and published numerous books, articles and book chapters.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Group Work

The Value of Group Work: Functional Group Models and Historical Perspectives

Ethical and Legal Foundations of Group Work in the Schools

Multicultural Issues in Group Work

Distinguishing Group Member Roles

Leading Groups in the Schools

Systemic Group Work: Planning and Process

Planning for Group Work in the Schools

Forming and Orienting Groups

The Transition Stage in Group Work

The Working Stage

Termination in the School Setting

Group Work in Action: Models and Special Issues

Leading Task Groups in Schools

Psychoeducational Groups in Schools

Theoretically Based Group Models Used in Counseling and Psychotherapy Groups

Special Issues in Group Work in Schools

Using Activities and Expressive Arts in Group Work

Accountability in Group Work and School Counseling

Outcome Research in Group Work

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