Group counseling: interventions and techniques

This widely used and respected book presents an active, multisensory approachto 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 tomore 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 tomake 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, mentalhealth counselors, social workers and psychologists. INDICE: 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 Theoriesin 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.

• ISBN: 978-0-8400-3395-6
• Editorial: Wadsworth
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 480
• Fecha Publicación: 11/04/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés