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The Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy is a comprehensive reference guide for group practitioners and researchers alike. Each chapter reviews the literature and current research as well as offers suggestions for practice in the psycho educational arena, counseling, and therapy groups. The handbook encourages the notion that the field is improved through increased collaboration between researchers and practitioners. Through a review of cutting-edge research and practice, the handbook includes: 48 chapters by renowned experts in group work The history and theory of group work Topics across the lifespan An entire section on multicultural issues A variety of clinical problems and settings Appendices include the Association for Specialists in Group Work Training Standards, Best Practice Standards, and Principles for Diversity-Competent Group Workers The Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy, the most comprehensive reference devoted to this rapidly growing field, is essential for graduate students, academics, researchers, professionals, and librarians serving the group therapy community.
Psychoeducational and Counseling Groups with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Clients
Psychoeducational and Counseling Groups with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Clients
Although group work with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) clients is commonplace in large metropolitan cities and on university campuses, research discussing group dynamics, processes, and outcomes of group work with GLBT populations is scarce. DeBord and Perez's (2000) review revealed only six relevant research articles (Everaerd et al., 1982; Hedge & Glover, 1990; Mulder et al, 1994; Quadland, 1985; Reece, 1981/1982; Russell & Winkler, 1977), all of which focused solely on men, and five of which focused upon either sexual dysfunction or HIV-positive men. Only two were published as recently as the early 1990s. Seven research ...
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