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Synopsis
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, 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
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Review
"I've waited for a new edition for quite some time... I think Berg, Landreth, and Fall provide a philosophical stance on group counseling that lacks in other mechanistic books, which makes it even more important in terms of its role in maintaining a true process-oriented style...this is informative, clear, and experiential in its message."
-Eric Schmidt, Texas State University, 2004
"This textbook on group counseling is one that sets a new standard and takes counselors and counselor educators to new levels. It is strong in its presentation and offers a wide range of information on performing group counseling with special populations. The authors have done a great job of writing a readable text that contains a great deal of usable information.."
-John Arman, Heidelberg College, 2004
About the Author
Robert C. Berg, EdD, is Professor Emeritus at the University of North Texas and Adjunct Professor at Southern Methodist University.
Garry L. Landreth, EdD, is Regents Professor and founding Director of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas.
Kevin A. Fall, PhD, is Professor and Program Coordinator in the Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology at Texas State University―San Marcos.
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- PublisherAccelerated Development
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0915202204
- ISBN 13 9780915202201
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages162
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