Major Theorists
This curative factor occurs when members realize they are not alone in their struggles.
What is Universality?
These groups focus on helping members gain information and develop new skills.
What is Psychoeducational?
This approach emphasizes unconditional positive regard, empathy, and genuineness.
What is Person-Centered Therapy?
Members are polite, cautious, and looking to the leader for guidance during this stage.
What is Forming?
This process helps determine whether potential members are appropriate for the group.
What is Screening?
Unlike individual counseling, this ethical issue cannot be guaranteed by the leader alone.
What is Confidentiality?
These groups focus primarily on helping members improve functioning and address life challenges.
What is a counseling group?
This approach focuses on identifying and changing irrational beliefs.
What is Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)?
Conflict and competition for influence are common during this stage.
What is Storming?
This is the generally agreed upon number range for groups
What is 6 to 8?
Members help one another by sharing information, resources, and advice.
What is Imparting Information?
Help individual group members resolve in-depth psychological problems
What is a Psychotherapy group?
This approach emphasizes the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Group cohesion increases and members begin working collaboratively during this stage.
What is Norming?
This allows new group members after the group has started
What is open ended?
A leader asks a member to examine discrepancies between words and actions. This is called:
What is Confrontation?
This form of group assists members in applying group dynamics, principles, and processes to improve work practices.
What is a Task/work group?
Empty-chair techniques and a focus on present-moment awareness are associated with this approach.
What is Gestalt Therapy?
Productivity and effective collaboration characterize this stage.
What is Performing?
Leaders should consider this factor when determining the optimal size of a counseling group.
What is Group Purpose and Goals?
This counseling competency includes awareness, knowledge, skills, and action regarding cultural diversity and social justice.
What is Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competency (MSJCC)?
A school counselor creates a group for students whose parents recently divorced. What type of group is this most likely to be?
What is a Counseling Group?
This approach focuses on members' choices, freedom, responsibility, and search for meaning.
What is Existential Therapy?
his final stage involves reflecting on accomplishments and preparing for group closure.
What is Adjourning?
A prospective member is actively psychotic and unable to engage in group discussions. What preparation activity would identify this concern?
What is Pre-Group Screening?