Groups: Process and Practice

"This book outlines the basic issues and key concepts of group process and shows how group leaders can apply these concepts in working with a variety of groups. In many ways this is a 'how-to' book, but it is also a book about the 'why' of group leadership... this tenth edition...contains many subtle changes in our discussion of the topics within ech chapter, and many chapters have undergone considerable revision with new material added."--p. xvii.

Our Theoretical Orientation

Cover; Contents; Preface; Part 1: Introduction: Basic Issues in Group Work; Chapter 1: Introduction to Group Work: A Multicultural Perspective; Introduction; An Overview of Various Types of Groups; Task Groups; Psychoeducational Groups; Counseling Groups; Psychotherapy Groups; Brief Groups; A Multicultural Perspective on Group Work; Becoming a Culturally Skilled Group Counselor; A Starting Place: Understanding Your Own Culture; A Personal Perspective on Understanding Differences; Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies; Inviting Conversations About Culture With Group Members

Points to RememberIntroduction to Group Work: A Multicultural Perspective; Exercises; Questions for Discussion; Guide to Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges DVD and Workbook; Chapter 2: The Group Counselor; Introduction; The Group Counselor as a Person; Problems and Issues Facing Beginning Group Leaders; Personal Characteristics of the Effective Group Leader; The Group Counselor as a Professional; Overview of Group Leadership Skills; An Integrated View of Leadership Skills; The Coleadership Model; The Basis of Coleadership; Advantages of the Coleadership Model

Disadvantages of the Col…