Learning Group Leadership : An Experiential Approach

by Kottler, Jeffrey A.

• ISBN13: 9780205321513
• ISBN10: 0205321518
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This introduction to leading group therapy takes an experiential approach to the discipline, and is written with the beginning group practitioner in mind. The experiential aspect of this book reflects the needs of both the seasoned and novice counselor. The experiential approach provides beginners an opportunity to apply what they are learning to their own lives and work. For social workers and therapists.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
About the Author	xiv
The World of Groups	1	(17)
The Challenge of Leading Groups	1	(2)
The Joys of Leading Groups	3	(1)
The World of Groups	4	(1)
Kinds of Groups	5	(9)
Universal Therapeutic Factors in Groups	14	(2)
Apply This to Yourself	16	(1)
Review of What You Learned	16	(2)
Your Behavior in Groups	18	(18)
Personalizing the Subject	18	(2)
A Lifetime of Group Skills	20	(3)
Group Leadership Training and Personal Growth	23	(1)
Now the Bad News	24	(2)
Practicing What You Preach	26	(2)
The Personal Qualities of Group Leaders	28	(5)
Guidelines for Group Membership and Participation	33	(2)
Review of What You Learned	35	(1)
Thinking About Dynamics and Systems	36	(15)
Linear and Circular Causality	36	(1)
Systems Theory	37	(3)
Family of Origin Issues	40	(3)
Interaction Patterns	43	(1)
What to Look For	44	(3)
Member Roles	47	(2)
For Review: High- and Low-Functioning Groups	49	(2)
Stages of Group Development	51	(13)
What You Should Know About Developmental Theory	51	(3)
So Many Group Stages	54	(1)
Stages of Group Evolution	55	(6)
Group Stages in Action	61	(1)
What to Look for over Time	62	(1)
Review of What You Learned	63	(1)
Group Work with Marginalized Groups	64	(12)
Until You Have Walked in My Shoes: The Marginalized Experience	65	(5)
Start with Yourself	70	(1)
Group Work with Marginalized Clients	71	(2)
Self-Disclosure	73	(1)
Level of Acculturation	73	(1)
Power	74	(1)
Validation	74	(1)
Review of What You Learned	75	(1)
Theories of Group Intervention	76	(25)
Theories and Group Leadership	77	(1)
Why Bother with Theories?	78	(2)
The Psychoanalytical Approach	80	(4)
The Person-Centered Approach	84	(3)
The Existential Approach	87	(2)
The Gestalt Approach	89	(2)
The Cognitive Behavioral Approach	91	(2)
The Reality Therapy Approach	93	(1)
The Narrative Approach	94	(3)
Brief Group Structures	97	(2)
Other Theories We Did Not Get Around To	99	(1)
An Integrative Model	99	(1)
Review of What You Learned	100	(1)
Assessment and Group Diagnostics	101	(10)
What Is Assessment and Diagnosis in Groups?	101	(2)
Models of Assessment and Diagnosis	103	(2)
Alternative Diagnostic Models	105	(5)
Review of What You Learned	110	(1)
Unique Leadership Skills	111	(19)
Helping Skills in Groups	111	(2)
Soliciting Honest Feedback	113	(2)
Skills Adapted for Groups	115	(7)
Group Skills	122	(7)
Review of What You Learned	129	(1)
When and How to Intervene	130	(16)
It Is Not Always What You Do, but When and How You Do It	131	(1)
Differences of Opinion	131	(2)
When to Intervene in Groups	133	(12)
Review of What You Learned	145	(1)
Group Techniques and Structures	146	(18)
Ways to Prepare a Group	147	(2)
Ways to Begin a Group	149	(3)
Ways to Build Cohesion and Intimacy	152	(1)
Ways to Promote Risk Taking	153	(1)
Ways to Solve Problems	154	(1)
Ways to Facilitate Task Completion	155	(2)
Ways to Rehearse New Behaviors	157	(3)
Ways to Work Briefly	160	(1)
Ways to End a Group	161	(2)
Review of What You Learned	163	(1)
Supervision and Co-Leadership	164	(19)
Power of the Co-Leadership Model	164	(5)
Some Dangers and Limitations	169	(4)
Basics to Keep in Mind	173	(3)
How to Debrief a Co-Leader and Get the Most from These Sessions	176	(5)
Back to Reality	181	(1)
Review of What You Learned	182	(1)
Groups for Special Populations	183	(15)
Some General Principals	183	(1)
A Survey of Some Special Groups	184	(13)
Review of What You Learned	197	(1)
Challenges and Obstacles	198	(15)
Critical Incidents	198	(1)
Responding to Challenges	199	(1)
Difficult Group Members	200	(5)
Why People Create Difficulties and What Can Be Done	205	(7)
Review of What You Learned	212	(1)
Ethical Issues Unique to Group Work	213	(8)
Special Challenges	213	(1)
Major Ethical Issues in Group Leadership	214	(5)
Making Sound Ethical Decisions	219	(1)
Review of What You Learned	220	(1)
Group Leadership Applied to Social Action	221	(6)
A Point and Counterpoint	221	(2)
Shoot for Bigger Goals	223	(1)
Where to Go Next	224	(1)
Review of What You Learned	225	(2)
References	227	(10)
Index	237