This widely used and respected book presents an active, multisensory approach
to group leading, focusing heavily on group leadership skills.
The authors discuss the many facets of group counseling and provide examples of
how each skill can be applied in a wide range of group settings to produce effective and
efficient group sessions.
New to this edition is an accompanying DVD that enables students to see many of
the skills highlighted in the book, helping them to more effectively bridge the gap
between theory and practice. This book focuses on the skills necessary for starting and
ending a session, as well as how to make the middle phase productive and meaningful,
uniquely equipping students with the tools necessary to lead a group.
Group Counseling: Interventions and Techniques, International Edition is well-suited
for school counselors, mental health counselors, social workers and psychologists.
Features
- The new 43-segment DVD can be used in class and as homework. Each segment lasts 1-6
minutes, providing numerous teachable moments in small, easy-to-digest clips.
- Covers basic and advanced group leadership skills for school counseling students, as
well as mental health and social work students.
- The book is easy to read with numerous examples and creative exercises, providing
students with a unique learning experience in group counseling courses.
- Includes a chapter on issues in group counseling that covers ethics, co-leading a group,
and research.
- Activities at the end of each chapter help students practice what they have read.
- Sample dialogue is provided throughout the text to help illustrate the skills and
strategies presented.
Table of Contents
1. Techniques and Leadership Skills in Group Counseling.
2. Stages, Process, and Therapeutic Forces in Group Counseling.
3. The Importance of Purpose in Group Counseling.
4. Planning Your Group and Planning Your Session.
5. Getting Started: The Beginning Stage and Beginning Phase.
6. Basic Techniques in Group Leadership.
7. Focusing Your Group.
8. Essential Techniques: Cutting Off and Drawing Out.
9. The Use of Rounds and Dyads.
10. Using Exercises in Group Counseling.
11. Introducing, Conducting and Processing Exercises in Group Counseling.
12. Leading the Middle Stage of a Group.
13. Counseling Theories in Group Counseling.
14. Counseling and Therapy in Groups.
15. Closing a Session or Group.
16. Dealing with Problem Situations.
17. Group Counseling and Specific Populations.
18. Issues in Group Counseling.
Appendix.
References.
Index.
552 pages, Paperback