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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.
Measures of Group Process, Dynamics, Climate, Leadership Behaviors, and Therapeutic Factors: A Review
Measures of Group Process, Dynamics, Climate, Leadership Behaviors, and Therapeutic Factors: A Review
Group counseling and therapy have been shown to be effective in changing problematic attitudes, emotions, and behaviors (Fuhriman & Burlingame, 1994; Kaul & Bednar, 1986; Lieberman, 1976; Toseland & Siporin, 1986). In addition, the efficacy of psychoeducational groups designed to teach specific skills and behaviors has been supported in research studies (Cooper & Stoltenberg, 1987; Shechtman, 1994). The focus has shifted from the question, “Do groups work?” to the question of what makes groups effective.
Leading group theorists have long hypothesized that process variables such as group climate, dynamics, and therapeutic factors contribute ...
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