GROUP COUNSELING OVERVIEW

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GROUP COUNSELING OVERVIEW
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HISTORY (see handout)

• LEWIN AND MORRENO (1920S)
• WORLD WAR II
• NATIONAL TRAINING LABORATORY
• ENCOUNTER AND SENSITIVITY GROUPS OF THE 1960S
• EVOLVED INTO MORE STRUCTURED GROUPS

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GROUP ADVANTAGES

• EFFICIENCY
• GREATER VARIETY OF SHARING
• COMMONALITY
• SENSE OF BELONGING
• SKILLS PRACTICE
• GREATER FEEDBACK
• VICARIOUS LEARNING

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ADVANTAGES

• REAL LIFE APPROXIMATION (GROUP AS A MICROCOSM OF
  SOCIETY)
• MORE COMMITMENT TO CONTRACTS

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DISADVANTAGES

• CONFIDENTIALITY
• LESS INDIVIDUAL TIME
• INCREASED DOCUMENTATION

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TYPES OF GROUPS

• SUPPORT GROUPS (SHARING)
• EDUCATION GROUPS (TEACHING)
• DISCUSSION GROUPS (TOPICS)
• TASK GROUPS (COMPLETION OF A TASK)
• GROWTH GROUPS (SELF-AWARENESS)

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TYPES

• THERAPY (MORE DIRECTION BY LEADER WORKING WITH
  MORE SEVERE INDIVIDUALS)
• SELF-HELP (12-STEP)

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THEORIES

• THEORIES USED WITH INDIVIDUALS CAN BE USED WITH
  GROUPS.
• A NEED FOR THE LEADER TO HAVE A THEORETICAL BASE.
• GROUP THEORY

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LEADERSHIP STYLES

• LEADER DIRECTED
• GROUP DIRECTED
• INTRAPERSONAL
• INTERPERSONAL

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LEADERSHIP FUNCTIONS

• CARE AND SUPPORT
• STIMULATION
• AFFIRMATION
• PROTECTION
• ACCEPTANCE
• EXPLANATION