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Features

• NEW - Chapter, entitled Types of Groups- covers all types of groups (educational, therapy, task/work, and counseling) and demonstrates how to work with each.

• NEW - Chapter, Diversity in Group- the challenges, myths, goals, assessment, and leadership involved in working with culturally diverse populations (Americans with African, Hispanic/ Latino, Asian, Asian-Pacific, Native/Indian, and European backgrounds). Pg.___

• NEW - Offers thorough descriptions of the 5 main stages of group work and group dynamics to inform readers of how groups develop and what they can do to help groups develop. Pg.___

• NEW - Provides substantial updates on group leadership to help readers better understand how to lead specific types of groups and how to deal with certain problems within a group. Pg.___

• NEW - Contains new charts that visually depict group stages and theories of groups. Pg.___

• NEW - Updates all 11 theoretical approaches which include: Psychoanalysis, Transactional Analysis, Adlerian, Person-Centered, Gestalt, Existential, Rational Emotive Behavioral, Reality Therapy, Behaviorism, Psychodrama, and Self-Help. Pg.___

• Highlights and discusses the issues, special needs, and procedures for working with groups that focus on children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Pg.___

• Includes a Group Glossary, along with many examples of group techniques and processes, to provide a clear idea of what the terms mean and how they are useful. Pg.___

New To This Edition

• Chapter, entitled Types of Groups- covers all types of groups (educational, therapy, task/work, and counseling) and demonstrates how to work with each.

• Chapter, Diversity in Group- the challenges, myths, goals, assessment, and leadership involved in working with culturally diverse populations (Americans with African, Hispanic/ Latino, Asian, Asian-Pacific, Native/Indian, and European backgrounds). Pg.___

• Offers thorough descriptions of the 5 main stages of group work and group dynamics to inform readers of how groups develop and what they can do to help groups develop. Pg.___

• Provides substantial updates on group leadership to help readers better understand how to lead specific types of groups and how to deal with certain problems within a group. Pg.___

• Contains new charts that visually depict group stages and theories of groups. Pg.___

• Updates all 11 theoretical approaches which include: Psychoanalysis, Transactional Analysis, Adlerian, Person-Centered, Gestalt, Existential, Rational Emotive Behavioral, Reality Therapy, Behaviorism, Psychodrama, and Self-Help. Pg.___

Table of Contents

I. HISTORY AND OTHER ASPECTS OF GROUP DEVELOPMENT.

II. GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN.

III. LEADING GROUPS FROM A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE.

Next Edition(s)

• Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 6/E
  Gladding
  ©2012  |  Merrill  |  Cloth; 512 pp  |  Instock
  ISBN-10: 0137051522  |  ISBN-13: 9780137051526
  Suggested retail price: $120.00  Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $90.00  (What's this?)Brief Description  | 

  

  For students taking courses in group counseling.

   

  An engaging and current look at all aspects of group work filled with illustrations, research, and practical skills written by one of the foremost authors in the counseling field. 

   

  This user-friendly text provides readers with a complete and compelling view of group work, including types of groups, development of groups, dynamics within groups, diversity and multicultural issues in groups, specialty groups, ethical and legal issues in groups, groups across the lifespan, theories of groups, and the history of group work. Well-written and filled with helpful and enjoyable illustrations, this sixth edition textbook helps students to fully understand the four basic types of groups — therapy, counseling, guidance, and work/task — through case histories, examples, and clear language. At the same time, Groups: A Counseling Specialty challenges readers to think through how they would handle various group situations and to reflect and learn from their own experiences in groups.

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Allyn & Bacon Helping Professions SuperSite for Counseling
Allyn & Bacon
©2003  |  Merrill  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
ISBN-10: 0205394302  |  ISBN-13: 9780205394302
This online resource is available at no cost at http://www.ablongman.com/helpingprofessions.
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Career Counseling: Work in Progress DVD
Greenwood, Amundson & Niles
©2006  |  Merrill  |  DVD  |  Instock
ISBN-10: 0131920014  |  ISBN-13: 9780131920019
Suggested retail price:  $20.80    Buy from myPearsonStoreNet price: $15.60  (What's this?)More Info

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