Exercises in Group Work. This item is unavailable.Exercises in Group Work

While understanding theory and research is vital, future group counselors and therapists must also know how to apply that theory and how to use research findings. This new workbook helps teach just that, through interesting, practical, real-life exercises that involve all of the types of groups a counselor might lead - task/work, psycho-educational, counseling, and psychotherapy. Through its exercises, students encounter school-age adolescents, mental health outpatients, parents, community members, and others with whom a group worker might work. Prompts and activities encourage them to reflect on class presentations and experiential activities; and help them better absorb the lessons of their core text.

Kurt L. Kraus is an Assistant Professor of Counseling in the Department of Counseling at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Kurt received his doctorate from the University of Maine. He has held professional positions as a counselor in schools for grades k-12; and in community-based, hospital, and private practice. Prior to beginning his counseling and counselor educator career in 1987, Kurt taught English. He also taught adolescents with special needs in both public schools and in residential treatment. Dr. Kraus is an active member of the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW), the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and the American Counseling Association (ACA). He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania, a Nationally Certified a Counselor and an Approved Clinical Supervisor. Kurt has professional interests in the areas of group work, counseling adolescents, clinical supervision, and ethics. He is the current chairperson of the school counseling program at Shippensburg and chair of the University's Institutional Review Board for Human Subject Research.