Group leadership skills : interpersonal process in group counseling and therapy / Mei-whei Chen, Northeastern Illinois University, Christopher Rybak, Bradley University.

By:

Chen, Mei-whei [author.]

Contributor(s):

Rybak, Christopher J, 1953- [author.]

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781506349305 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

158.35 C42 2018 23

LOC classification:

BF636.7.G76 C46 2018

Contents:

Theories and assumptions -- On becoming a group leader -- Types of groups and how to start one from scratch -- Fundamental skills for group facilitation and intervention -- The first session and the forming stage -- Leading structured group sessions -- Leading semistructured groups: working on agenda items -- Unstructured groups--basic level -- Working with unspoken tension and open conflict -- Taking risks in communication -- Advanced steps into the here-and-now -- Process illumination -- Using psychodrama for unresolved pain -- Skills of termination: completing the cycle -- Writing as a reflective practice in group counseling -- Appendix A: A sample of the group proposal -- Appendix B: Pregroup orientation handouts -- Appendix C: Examples of interpersonal skills for member to practice in the session -- Appendix D: Examples of brief relaxation exercises for opening the group.

Summary: "Group Leadership Skills provides a road map and a practical toolkit for users to lead all types of groups effectively. Drawing on extensive teaching and clinical experience, authors Mei-whei Chen and Christopher Rybak give readers numerous skills, techniques, insights, and case illustrations demonstrating how to tap into the heart of group therapy: the interpersonal processes. The text covers group processes from beginning to end, including setting up a group, running the first session, facilitating the opening and closing of each session, working with tension and conflict, and using advanced skills and intervention techniques to facilitate member change. The Second Edition expands on group leadership skills to include methods of running mandate groups, semi-structured groups, basic level unstructured groups, and advanced level here-and-now focused groups, as well as using psychodrama techniques to heal unresolved grief and loss."--Publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	College Library General Circulation Section	GC	GCG 158.35 C42 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	HNU001099

Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-548) and index.

Theories and assumptions --
On becoming a group leader --
Types of groups and how to start one from scratch --
Fundamental skills for group facilitation and intervention --
The first session and the forming stage --
Leading structured group sessions --
Leading semistructured groups: working on agenda items --
Unstructured groups--basic level --
Working with unspoken tension and open conflict --
Taking risks in communication --
Advanced steps into the here-and-now --
Process illumination --
Using psychodrama for unresolved pain --
Skills of termination: completing the cycle --
Writing as a reflective practice in group counseling --
Appendix A: A sample of the group proposal --
Appendix B: Pregroup orientation handouts --
Appendix C: Examples of interpersonal skills for member to practice in the session --
Appendix D: Examples of brief relaxation exercises for opening the group.

"Group Leadership Skills provides a road map and a practical toolkit for users to lead all types of groups effectively. Drawing on extensive teaching and clinical experience, authors Mei-whei Chen and Christopher Rybak give readers numerous skills, techniques, insights, and case illustrations demonstrating how to tap into the heart of group therapy: the interpersonal processes. The text covers group processes from beginning to end, including setting up a group, running the first session, facilitating the opening and closing of each session, working with tension and conflict, and using advanced skills and intervention techniques to facilitate member change. The Second Edition expands on group leadership skills to include methods of running mandate groups, semi-structured groups, basic level unstructured groups, and advanced level here-and-now focused groups, as well as using psychodrama techniques to heal unresolved grief and loss."--Publisher's description.

College of Education Graduate Studies

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