Descriptions :

This text provides students with an in-depth overview of ten group theories and also illustrates how to put these theories into practice. Students learn about group process, applications to the stages of a group and also learn how to apply group counselling to multicultural, ethical, school and time-limited contexts.

Table of contents :

• Basic Elements of Group Process: An Overview  
• Introduction to Group Work        
• Group Leadership           
• Ethical and Professional Issues in Group Practice              
• Early Stages in the Development of a Group        
• Later Stages in the Development of a Group        
• Theoretical Approaches to Group Counseling      
• The Psychoanalytic Approach to Groups
• Adlerian Group Counseling         
• Psychodrama    
• The Existential Approach to Groups        
• The Person-Centered Approach to Groups            
• Gestalt Therapy in Groups           
• Transactional Analysis  
• Behavioral Group Therapy          
• Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Groups   
• Reality Therapy in Groups           
• Integration and Application       
• Comparisons, Contrasts, and Integration              
• The Evolution of a Group: An Integrative Perspective      
• Name Index      
• Subject Index