Theories and Theorists
This individual is the father of guidance and counseling and used groups for career purposes.
Who is Frank Parsons?
This stage occurs at the onset of group and is important for ensuring group members are a good fit for the group.
What is screening or forming?
"I value your input but please save that for after group" is an example of this skill.
What is confrontation or caring confrontation
This group type is focused on acquiring information and building skills.
What is a psychoeducation group?
SFC, Narrative, MI, and Feminist Therapy are all examples of this category of theories.
What is postmodern theory?
Process of acquiring signed permission from members to acknowledge they understand group policies, benefits, and limitations.
What is informed consent?
Members are likely to pull away and participate less in this stage
What is the final or termination stage?
These are skills of an effective group leader
What are (any of the skills below):
courage, modeling, presence, genuineness, openness, nondefensiveness, cultural competence, empathy, stamina, self-care, self-awareness, sense of humor, creativity, commitment?
Committees, planning groups, and study groups are examples of this.
This cognitive group counseling theory relies on the WDEP model
What is reality therapy? (Wants, Direction, Evaluation, Planning)
Defined as more than one leader, with the benefit of peer supervision, reduced burnout, ability to attend to multiple members simultaneously.
What is coleadership?
Conflict is most likely to occur in this stage of group
This concept, meaning secrecy or privacy, cannot be guaranteed in a group setting.
What is confidentiality?
A time-limited group, often used in the schools, to address the needs of a homogeneous population.
What is a brief counseling group?
This type of group stresses insight, understanding emotions, and unconscious patterns of behavior.
What is psychodynamic?
Psychoanalytic, Analytical Psychology, Adlerian, Psychosocial,
These three ideas are known as curative factors in group counseling.
What are universality, instillation of hope, and group cohesiveness?
Group members in this stage may struggle for control, confront each other and the leader.
What is the transition or forming stage?
The group counseling professional association that falls under the ACA umbrella.
What is ASGW, or Association for Specialists in Group Work?
Group that is not led by a professional, designed for self-improvement
What is a self-help or support group
This type of group stresses feelings and the individual experience.
What is experiential?
Includes person centered, gestalt, psychodrama, adventure therapy, mindfulness
Process where group members adopt different roles in the group.
What is role differentiation?
These are the five stages of group counseling, according to Tucker and Jensen
What is forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning?
"There seems to be an incongruence in what you are saying and how you act in group" is an example of this.
What is confrontation?
This group type is a long-term group that is longer term and focuses on interpersonal problems.
What is a psychotherapy group?