Groups Process and Practice

by Corey, Marianne Schneider; Corey, Gerald

• ISBN13: 9780534347895
• ISBN10: 0534347894
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-21
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Drawing on their extensive clinical experience in working with groups, Marianne and Gerald Corey have updated their best-seller with new examples, guidelines, insights, and ideas that demonstrate how group leaders can apply the basic issues and key concepts of the group process to a variety of groups. Offering up-to-date coverage of both the "what is" and the 'how to' of group counseling, the Sixth Edition features a greater focus on cultural competence, more technological integration, and more case examples and sample dialogues in every chapter.

Author Biography

Marianne Schneider Corey is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California and is a National Certified Counselor.

Table of Contents

PART 1 Introduction: Basic Issues in Group Work	2	(94)
Introduction to Group Work	4	(20)
Focus Questions	6	(1)
Introduction	6	(1)
The Theory Behind the Practice	7	(5)
Group Process and Techniques	7	(1)
Our Theoretical Orientation	8	(3)
Developing Your Own Theory of Group Practice	11	(1)
An Overview of Various Types of Groups	12	(4)
Task Facilitation Group	12	(1)
Psychoeducational Group	12	(2)
Counseling Group	14	(1)
Psychotherapy Group	15	(1)
A Multicultural Perspective on Group Work	16	(2)
Points to Remember	18	(1)
Introduction to Group Work	18	(1)
A Challenge to Become an Active Learner	19	(1)
Exercises	19	(4)
The Multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills Survey (MAKSS)	20	(3)
InfoTrac College Edition	23	(1)
The Group Counselor: Person and Professional	24	(42)
Focus Questions	26	(1)
Introduction	26	(1)
The Group Counselor as a Person	27	(6)
Problems and Issues Facing Beginning Group Leaders	27	(1)
Personal Characteristics of the Effective Group Leader	28	(5)
The Group Counselor as a Professional	33	(7)
Overview of Group Leadership Skills	33	(6)
An Integrated View of Leadership Skills	39	(1)
Becoming a Diversity-Competent Group Counselor	40	(4)
Ethics and Standards of Preparation and Practice	41	(1)
A Framework for Developing Diversity Competence	42	(2)
The Coleadership Model	44	(4)
The Basis of Coleadership	44	(2)
Advantages of the Coleadership Model	46	(1)
Disadvantages of the Coleadership Model	47	(1)
Professional Development and Training	48	(6)
The Issue of Leader Competence	48	(2)
Professional Training Standards for Group Counselors	50	(1)
Training and Personal Experience	51	(1)
Ethical Issues in Training Group Counselors	52	(2)
Developing a Research Orientation to Practice	54	(3)
The Current Status of Group Work Research	54	(1)
Obstacles to the Advancement of Research on Group Work	55	(1)
The Challenge of Combining Research and Practice	56	(1)
Points to Remember	57	(2)
Concepts and Guidelines for Group Practitioners	57	(2)
Exercises	59	(6)
Attitude Questionnaire on Group Leadership	59	(2)
Self-Assessment of Group Leadership Skills	61	(4)
InfoTrac College Edition	65	(1)
Ethical and Legal Issues in Group Counseling	66	(28)
Focus Questions	68	(1)
Introduction	68	(2)
Ethical Issues in Group Membership	70	(5)
Informed Consent	70	(1)
Involuntary Membership	71	(1)
Freedom to Withdraw From a Group	71	(1)
Psychological Risks for Members	72	(3)
Confidentiality	75	(2)
Uses and Abuses of Group Techniques	77	(2)
The Role of the Leader's Values in the Group	79	(1)
Guidelines for Ethical and Legal Practice	80	(3)
Legal Liability and Malpractice	81	(1)
Legal Safeguards for Group Practitioners	81	(2)
Joining Professional Organizations	83	(1)
Points to Remember	84	(2)
Ethical and Legal Issues in Group Counseling	84	(2)
Exercises	86	(3)
In-Class Activities	86	(1)
Questions to Consider in Examining the ``Best Practice Guidelines''	87	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition	89	(1)
ASGW ``Best Practice Guidelines''	90	(4)
PART 2 Group Process: Stages of Development	94	(184)
Forming a Group	96	(28)
Focus Questions	98	(1)
Introduction	98	(3)
Developing a Proposal for a Group	99	(1)
Working Within the System	100	(1)
Attracting and Screening Members	101	(6)
Guidelines for Announcing a Group and Recruiting Group Members	101	(1)
Practical Procedures for Announcements and Recruitment	102	(1)
Screening and Selection Procedures	103	(4)
Practical Considerations in Forming a Group	107	(3)
Group Composition	107	(1)
Group Size	107	(1)
Frequency and Duration of Meetings	107	(1)
Length of a Group	108	(1)
Place for Group Meetings	108	(1)
Open Versus Closed Groups	109	(1)
The Uses of a Pregroup Meeting	110	(5)
Clarifying Leader and Member Expectations	111	(1)
Setting Up Basic Ground Rules	111	(2)
Exploring the Advantages of and Misconceptions About Groups	113	(2)
An Integrated Approach to Pregroup Preparation: Research Findings	115	(3)
Building Evaluation Into Group Work	117	(1)
Coleader Issues on Forming a Group	118	(1)
Points to Remember	119	(1)
Member Functions	119	(1)
Leader Functions	119	(1)
Exercises	120	(3)
Group Planning	120	(1)
Interviewing	120	(1)
Group Class	121	(1)
Guide to Evolution of a Group Video	121	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition	123	(1)
Initial Stage of a Group	124	(46)
Focus Questions	126	(1)
Introduction	126	(1)
Group Characteristics at the Initial Stage	126	(6)
Some Early Concerns	127	(1)
Initial Resistance	127	(2)
Hidden Agendas	129	(1)
Address Conflict Early	130	(1)
Self-Focus Versus Focus on Others	131	(1)
Here-and-Now Focus Versus There-and-Then Focus	131	(1)
Trust Versus Mistrust	132	(1)
Creating Trust: Leader and Member Roles	132	(6)
The Importance of Modeling	132	(2)
Attitudes and Actions Leading to Trust	134	(4)
Identifying and Clarifying Goals	138	(2)
General Goals for Group Members	138	(1)
Helping Members Define Personal Goals	139	(1)
Group Process Concepts at the Initial Stage	140	(5)
Group Norms	141	(3)
Group Cohesion	144	(1)
Helping Members Get the Most From a Group Experience	145	(10)
Leader Guidelines for Members	146	(6)
Avoid Too Much Teaching	152	(1)
Journal Writing as an Adjunct to Group Sessions	152	(2)
Homework During the Initial Stage	154	(1)
Leader Issues at the Initial Stage	155	(9)
Division of Responsibility	156	(1)
Degree of Structuring	157	(3)
Opening and Closing Group Sessions	160	(4)
Points to Remember	164	(2)
Initial Stage Characteristics	164	(1)
Member Functions	164	(1)
Leader Functions	165	(1)
Exercises	166	(3)
Facilitation of Initial Stage of a Group	166	(1)
Guide to Evolution of a Group Video	167	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition	169	(1)
Transition Stage of a Group	170	(46)
Focus Questions	172	(1)
Introduction	172	(1)
Characteristics of the Transition Stage	173	(11)
Anxiety	173	(1)
The Testing Process and Building Trust	173	(1)
Defensiveness and Resistance	174	(4)
The Struggle for Control	178	(1)
Conflict	179	(1)
Confrontation	180	(2)
Challenges to the Group Leader	182	(1)
The Leader's Reactions to Resistance	183	(1)
Problem Behaviors and Difficult Group Members	184	(12)
Silence and Lack of Participation	185	(1)
Monopolistic Behavior	186	(2)
Storytelling	188	(1)
Questioning	189	(1)
Giving Advice	190	(1)
Band-Aiding	191	(1)
Hostile Behavior	192	(1)
Dependency	192	(2)
Acting Superior	194	(1)
Socializing	194	(1)
Intellectualizing	195	(1)
Emotionalizing	195	(1)
Dealing with Resistance Therapeutically	196	(2)
Dealing with Resistance by the Whole Group	198	(4)
Dealing with Transference and Countertransference	202	(3)
Effective Leadership: Research Findings	205	(3)
Support Versus Confrontation	206	(1)
Guidelines for Creating Therapeutic Relationships With Members	207	(1)
Coleader Issues at the Transition Stage	208	(1)
Points to Remember	209	(2)
Transition Stage Characteristics	209	(1)
Member Functions	209	(1)
Leader Functions	210	(1)
Exercises	211	(4)
Self-Assessment Scale	211	(1)
Questions for Exploration	212	(1)
Guide to Evolution of a Group Video	213	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition	215	(1)
Working Stage of a Group	216	(40)
Focus Questions	218	(1)
Introduction	218	(1)
Progressing From the Transition Stage to the Working Stage	219	(2)
Leader Interventions in Working With a Member's Fear	221	(3)
Interventions at the Initial Stage	222	(1)
Interventions at the Transition Stage	222	(1)
Interventions at the Working Stage	223	(1)
Tasks of the Working Stage	224	(8)
Group Norms and Behavior	224	(1)
Contrasts Between a Working Group and a Nonworking Group	225	(3)
Deepening Trust During the Working Stage	228	(1)
Choices to Be Made During the Working Stage	229	(2)
Homework During the Working Stage	231	(1)
Therapeutic Factors That Operate in a Group	232	(13)
Self-Disclosure and the Group Member	232	(1)
Self-Disclosure and the Group Leader	233	(2)
Confrontation	235	(1)
Feedback	235	(3)
Cohesion and Universality	238	(1)
Hope	239	(1)
Willingness to Risk and to Trust	239	(1)
Caring and Acceptance	240	(1)
Power	241	(1)
Catharsis	241	(2)
The Cognitive Component	243	(1)
Commitment to Change	243	(1)
Freedom to Experiment	244	(1)
Humor	244	(1)
Research Implications for the Working Stage	245	(6)
Research Into Cohesion	246	(1)
Research Into Self-Disclosure	247	(2)
Research Into Feedback	249	(2)
Coleader Issues During the Working Stage	251	(1)
Topics for Coleader Meetings	251	(1)
Points to Remember	252	(2)
Working Stage Characteristics	252	(1)
Member Functions	253	(1)
Leader Functions	253	(1)
Exercises	254	(1)
Assessment of the Working Stage	254	(1)
Guide to Evolution of a Group Video	254	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition	255	(1)
Ending a Group	256	(22)
Focus Questions	258	(1)
Introduction	258	(1)
Tasks of the Final Stage of a Group: Consolidation of Learning	259	(1)
Termination of the Group Experience	260	(7)
Dealing With Feelings of Separation	260	(1)
Dealing With Unfinished Business	261	(1)
Reviewing the Group Experience	261	(1)
Practice for Behavioral Change	262	(1)
Giving and Receiving Feedback	263	(1)
Carrying Learning Further	264	(1)
The Use of a Contract and Homework	264	(2)
Guidelines for Applying Group Learning to Life	266	(1)
Some Final Considerations	267	(1)
Evaluation of the Group Experience	267	(2)
Coleader Issues as the Group Ends	269	(1)
Follow-Up	270	(2)
Postgroup Sessions	270	(1)
Individual Follow-Up Interviews	271	(1)
Points to Remember	272	(2)
Ending Stage Characteristics	272	(1)
Member Functions	272	(1)
Leader Functions	273	(1)
Exercises	274	(3)
Final Stage of a Group	274	(1)
Guide to Evolution of a Group Video	275	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition	277	(1)
PART 3 Application of Group Process to Specific Groups	278	(134)
Groups for Children	280	(24)
Focus Questions	282	(1)
Introduction	282	(1)
Guidelines for Group Work With Children and Adolescents	283	(5)
Developing a Sound Proposal	283	(1)
Legal Considerations	284	(1)
Practical Considerations	284	(1)
Strategies in the Group	285	(2)
Personal and Professional Qualifications	287	(1)
Be Aware of Your Own Limitations	287	(1)
Group Proposal: A School Counseling Group for 6- to 11-Year-Olds	288	(6)
Group Proposal: A Group for Children of Divorce and Changing Families	294	(5)
The Challenge of Helping Children Deal With Anger and Conflict	299	(1)
Group Proposal: Children's Anger Management and Conflict Resolution Group	299	(3)
Points to Remember	302	(1)
Groups for Children	302	(1)
Exercises	302	(1)
In-Class Activities	302	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition	303	(1)
Where to Go From Here	303	(1)
Groups for Adolescents	304	(40)
Focus Questions	306	(1)
Introduction	306	(3)
Organizing the Group Experience for Adolescents	309	(1)
Issues and Challenges in Leading Adolescent Groups	310	(8)
Establishing Trust	310	(1)
Working With Involuntary and Reluctant Adolescent Group Members	311	(3)
The Influence of the Leader's Personality	314	(1)
Keeping the Sessions Moving	314	(1)
Action-Oriented Techniques of Role Playing	315	(2)
Getting Group Members to Participate and Initiate	317	(1)
Involving Parents	318	(1)
Group Proposal: Multiple Family Group Therapy	319	(5)
Group Proposal: Teens Making a Change (T-MAC): A Group Addressing Teen Delinquency in an Apartment Complex	324	(4)
Group Proposal: A High School Group for Children of Alcoholics	328	(3)
Group Proposal: Aftercare: A Group for Students Seeking Recovery	331	(2)
Group Proposal: A Group for Unwed Teenage Fathers	333	(2)
Group Proposal: Sex Offender Treatment Group for Boys	335	(6)
Points to Remember	341	(1)
Groups for Adolescents	341	(1)
Exercises	341	(1)
In-Class Activities	341	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition	342	(1)
Where to Go From Here	343	(1)
Groups for Adults	344	(36)
Focus Questions	346	(1)
Introduction	346	(1)
Topic-Oriented Groups	347	(1)
Groups for College Students	347	(2)
Common Topics in College Groups	348	(1)
A Cautionary Note	348	(1)
Groups for Weight Control	349	(2)
Group Proposal: A Group for Treating Compulsive Eating	351	(3)
The AIDS Crisis as a Challenge for Group Workers	354	(2)
How Groups Can Help	354	(1)
An Educational Focus in AIDS Groups	355	(1)
Group Proposal: An HIV/AIDS Support Group	356	(5)
Group Work With Women	361	(1)
Group Proposal: A Relational Women's Support Group: A Power Source for Women's Voices	361	(5)
Group Proposal: A Women's Support Group for Survivors of Incest	366	(4)
Group Proposal: A Men's Group in a Community Agency	370	(3)
Group Proposal: A Domestic Violence Group	373	(4)
Points to Remember	377	(1)
Groups for Adults	377	(1)
Exercises	378	(1)
In-Class Activities	378	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition	378	(1)
Where to Go From Here	379	(1)
Groups for the Elderly	380	(32)
Focus Questions	382	(1)
Introduction	382	(2)
Unique Characteristics of the Elderly	384	(1)
Practical and Professional Considerations for Group Work With the Elderly	385	(4)
Guidelines for the Group Process	385	(3)
Attitudes and Skills of Leaders	388	(1)
Special Groups for the Elderly	389	(3)
Group Proposal: A Program for Institutionalized Elderly People	392	(5)
Guidelines for Working With Healthy Aging People in Groups	397	(1)
Group Proposal: A Combined Group for the Elderly and Adolescents	398	(3)
The Therapeutic Value of Grief Work	401	(1)
Group Proposal: An Elderly Bereavement Group	402	(6)
Points to Remember	408	(1)
Groups for the Elderly	408	(1)
Exercises	409	(1)
In-Class Activities	409	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition	410	(1)
Where to Go From Here	410	(2)
Appendix: Web Site Resources	412	(3)
References and Suggested Readings	415	(12)
Name Index	427	(4)
Subject Index	431