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Tables of Contents for Groups Process and Practice
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
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