Group Counseling:

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• Group Counseling
• Getting Started

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Preparing Others for Group Counseling

• Preparing Administrators
• Preparing Parents
• Establishing a relationship
• Informed consent

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Preparing Others for Group Counseling (cont.)

• Preparing Teachers
• Establishing a relationship
• Consulting
• Teacher Resistance

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Types of Groups/Topics

• Remedial
• Support
• Preventive

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Selecting Group Members

• Criteria for Selection
• Screening Members
• Involuntary Groups
• Matched Groups

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Other Things to Consider

• Group Size
• Grade Level/Age of Members
• Time of Group Sessions
• Open vs. Closed Groups
• Groups to Avoid

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More Things to Consider

• Group Plans
• Training Group Members
• Phases of Group Counseling

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More on Working with Teachers

• Group Members Missing Class
• Solutions
• Missed work/tests
• Sharing Information With Teachers
• Nonmaleficence
• Informed consent
• Teachers need to know

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Group Guidance

• Group Guidance vs. Group Counseling
• Classroom Management Skills
• Guidelines
• Recommended time
• Group Plan

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• Group Leadership

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Leadership Tasks and Responsibilities

• Maintaining discipline
• Keeping the group on task
• Establishing and enforcing group rules

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Leadership Tasks and Responsibilities

• Protecting group members
• Encouraging full group participation
• Moving the group in the direction of stated
  objectives

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Leadership Tasks and Responsibilities

• Communicating
• Active listening
• Questioning/Developing stimulus questions

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Leadership Tasks and Responsibilities

• Interpretation
• Modeling appropriate behavior
• Problem solving

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Leadership Tasks and Responsibilities

• Linking
• Assigning homework
• Encouraging members to help others