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Group Counseling: Concepts and Procedures
First published in 1979, "Group Counseling" has consistently been a widely used and praised text, providing both novice and experienced counselors with a framework from which to expand their group counseling skills and knowledge. This fifth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the newest work in the field, the 2009 CACREP standards, and the Association for Specialists in Group Work practice standards. As in the previous editions, the authors draw upon their extensive experience and share their own styles of leading groups as a personal and practical way to illustrate the differences in group leadership.
Berg, Landreth, and Fall present a thorough discussion of the rationale for using group counseling with an emphasis on the group s role as a preventive environment and as a setting for self-discovery. The authors examine the group facilitator s internal frame of reference and ways to overcome of initial anxiety about leading groups, and they also explore typical problems in the development, facilitation, and termination of the group process and provide suggested solutions. Application of group counseling is considered with children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly, as well as with special populations, such as abused children, juvenile offenders, and individuals with emotional difficulties. A helpful glossary of group counseling terminology provides a quick reference source for important terms.
New to this edition are
a chapter on diversity and social justice in group work
an expanded chapter on co-leadership, a topic often ignored in other group counseling texts
separate chapters on group work with children and group work with adolescents so that reader can focus more easily on the unique aspects of working with each population
a chapter on evaluating groups at the leader, group, and individual member levels.
A collection of supplemental resources is available online to benefit both instructors and students. Instructors will find PowerPoint slides and test banks to aid in conducting their courses, and students can access questions for thought and reflection to supplement their review of the chapters in the text. These materials can be accessed at www.routledgementalhealth.com/cw/Berg
Berg, Landreth, and Fall present a thorough discussion of the rationale for using group counseling with an emphasis on the group s role as a preventive environment and as a setting for self-discovery. The authors examine the group facilitator s internal frame of reference and ways to overcome of initial anxiety about leading groups, and they also explore typical problems in the development, facilitation, and termination of the group process and provide suggested solutions. Application of group counseling is considered with children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly, as well as with special populations, such as abused children, juvenile offenders, and individuals with emotional difficulties. A helpful glossary of group counseling terminology provides a quick reference source for important terms.
New to this edition are
a chapter on diversity and social justice in group work
an expanded chapter on co-leadership, a topic often ignored in other group counseling texts
separate chapters on group work with children and group work with adolescents so that reader can focus more easily on the unique aspects of working with each population
a chapter on evaluating groups at the leader, group, and individual member levels.
A collection of supplemental resources is available online to benefit both instructors and students. Instructors will find PowerPoint slides and test banks to aid in conducting their courses, and students can access questions for thought and reflection to supplement their review of the chapters in the text. These materials can be accessed at www.routledgementalhealth.com/cw/Berg
256 pages, Paperback
First published October 28, 1979
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Robert C. Berg
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August 1, 2023
This text was very helpful for me during my group counseling course. The chapters were clear and concise and the specific examples of group dialogue were great additions to the chapter content.
January 26, 2020
Dr. Kevin Fall, one of the authors of this text, was my graduate professor in my group counseling course. Facilitating and participating in group therapy is not "my thing," but I will say that Dr. Fall was able to instill in me the realization that this type of therapy can be extrordinarily useful/healing for many individuals. I have mad respect for group therapy and for this text as a guiding force in the facilitation of such therapy.
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