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Group Counseling : Strategies and Skills

ISBN: 9780534344863 | 0534344860
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Brooks Cole
Pub. Date: 6/13/1997

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SummaryTable of Contents
West Virginia Univ., Morgantown. Text providing an in-depth look at group counseling, with an emphasis on practical knowledge and techniques for effective group leadership. For counselors, social workers, and psychologists, and students. Includes sample discussions. Softcover.
CHAPTER ONE Introduction
1(29)
Who Should Lead Groups?
2(1)
Reasons for Leading Groups
... MORE2(3)
Kinds of Groups
5(15)
Group versus Individual Counseling
20(1)
Use of Theories
20(1)
Our Approach to Groups: Impact Therapy
21(1)
Group Counseling in a Multicultural Context
22(1)
Group Leadership Styles
22(3)
Leadership Functions
25(1)
What Makes an Effective Leader?
26(2)
Potential Group Problems
28(1)
Concluding Comments
28(2)
CHAPTER TWO Stages of Groups, Group Process, and Therapeutic Forces
30(20)
Stages of Groups
30(3)
Group Process
33(1)
Group Dynamics of Different Kinds of Groups
34(5)
Therapeutic Forces
39(10)
Process and Content
49(1)
Concluding Comments
49(1)
CHAPTER THREE Purpose of Groups
50(8)
Determining the Purpose of the Group
52(1)
Common Questions about Purpose
53(4)
Purpose in Single-Session Groups
57(1)
Concluding Comments
57(1)
CHAPTER FOUR Planning
58(24)
Pregroup Planning
58(5)
"Big-Picture" Planning
63(1)
Session Planning
64(2)
Planning the Phases of the Session
66(7)
Sample Session Plans
73(4)
Frequent Mistakes in Planning
77(3)
Concluding Comments
80(2)
CHAPTER FIVE Getting Started: The First and Second Sessions
82(31)
The First Session
82(24)
The Second Session
106(5)
Concluding Comments
111(2)
CHAPTER SIX Basic Skills for Group Leaders
113(19)
Active Listening
113(1)
Reflection
114(1)
Clarification and Questioning
115(1)
Summarizing
116(1)
Mini-Lecturing and Information Giving
117(1)
Encouraging and Supporting
118(1)
Tone Setting
119(2)
Modeling and Self-Disclosure
121(1)
Use of Eyes
122(7)
Use Voice
129(1)
Use of the Leader's Energy
130(1)
Identifying Allies
130(1)
Multicultural Understanding
131(1)
Concluding Comments
131(1)
CHAPTER SEVEN Focus
132(15)
Establishing the Focus
132(3)
Holding the Focus
135(4)
Shifting the Focus
139(4)
Deepening the Focus
143(2)
Concluding Comments
145(2)
CHAPTER EIGHT Cutting Off and Drawing Out
147(28)
Cutting Off
147(15)
Drawing Out
162(12)
Concluding Comments
174(1)
CHAPTER NINE Rounds and Dyads
175(22)
Rounds
175(13)
Dyads
188(8)
Concluding Comments
196(1)
CHAPTER TEN Exercises
197(27)
Why Use Exercises?
198(3)
When to Use Exercises
201(1)
Kinds of Exercises
201(22)
Concluding Comments
223(1)
CHAPTER ELEVEN Introducing, Conducting, and Processing Exercises
224(23)
Introducing an Exercise
224(7)
Conducting an Exercise
231(5)
Processing an Exercise
236(9)
Concluding Comments
245(2)
CHAPTER TWELVE Leading the Middle Stage of a Group
247(23)
Planning and Assessment
247(5)
Leadership Skills and Techniques for the Middle Sessions
252(5)
Middle-Session Topic Outlines
257(6)
Middle-Session Leadership Tactics for Specific Groups
263(2)
Common Mistakes Made during the Middle Sessions
265(4)
Concluding Comments
269(1)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Counseling and Therapy in Groups
270(29)
Goals of Therapy Groups
270(1)
Establishing Therapy Groups
271(1)
The Leader's Role and Responsibilities in Therapy Groups
272(3)
The Process of Therapy in a Group
275(7)
Techniques for Conducting Therapy in Groups
282(11)
Therapy That Focuses on Process
293(1)
Intense Therapy
294(1)
Providing Therapy in a Nontherapy Group
295(1)
Common Mistakes Made When Leading Therapy Groups
296(2)
Concluding Comments
298(1)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Closing a Session or Group
299(28)
The Closing Phase
299(16)
The Closing Stage
315(11)
Concluding Comments
326(1)
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Dealing with Problem Situations
327(19)
The Chronic Talker
327(3)
The Dominator
330(1)
The Distractor
330(1)
The Rescuing Member
331(1)
The Negative Member
332(1)
The Resistant Member
333(1)
The Member Who Tries to "Get the Leader"
334(3)
Dealing with Silence
337(1)
Dealing with Sexual Feelings
338(1)
Dealing with Crying
338(2)
Dealing with Mutually Hostile Members
340(2)
Asking a Member to Leave
342(1)
Dealing with Prejudiced, Narrow-Minded, or Insensitive Members
343(1)
Concluding Comments
344(2)
CHAPTER SIXTEEN Working with Specific Populations
346(15)
Children
346(1)
Adolescents
347(2)
Couples
349(2)
Chemically Dependent Clients
351(1)
Older Clients
352(3)
Clients with Chronic Diseases or Disabilities
355(2)
Survivors of Sexual Abuse
357(1)
Divorced or Divorcing Clients
358(1)
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs)
359(1)
Concluding Comments
360(1)
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Issues in Group Counseling
361(16)
Co-leading
361(4)
Ethical Considerations
365(5)
Legal Issues
370(1)
Evaluating Groups
371(3)
Research
374(1)
Training of Group Counselors
375(1)
The Future
375(1)
Final Thoughts Regarding Leading Groups
376(1)
APPENDIX Ethical Guidelines for Group Counselors377(7)
REFERENCES384(5)
INDEX389

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