Groups: Process and Practice

GROUPS: PROCESS AND PRACTICE covers the group process from the initial to ending stages and includes practice information with specific groups. The text portrays the group counselor as both person and a professional, addresses skills of group leadership (including the co-leadership model), and discusses the training of group counselors.
Cindy Corey's expertise in multicultural counseling lends additional emphasis on this important perspective on the practice of group work.
Case examples and dialogues throughout illustrate the group process, interventions, and other important concepts.
The text includes 13 group proposals with guidelines to help students design groups specifically for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults in school and community settings.
Current trends in ethical, legal, and professional issues, as well as strategies for creating and maintaining trust, provide students with the critical information they need to confront and resolve the questions they will face in practice. Learn to blend theory with practice in group work with GROUPS: PROCESS AND PRACTICE, the respected book that so many helpers (and helpers in training) rely on every day. Focusing on the "what is" and the "how to" of group counseling, the authors use up-to-date examples, guidelines, insights, and an enhanced diversity perspective to show you how group leaders can apply the key concepts More »