Overview
Description
Theories and techniques of group counseling with emphasis on developing group counseling leadership skills.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Summer
Terms
summer
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate a minimal and continuing ability to relate to a counseling group as a helpee.
- demonstrate a minimal and developing ability to relate to a counseling group as a helper.
- demonstrate an ability to explain basic group dynamics.
- demonstrate leadership procedures related to at least two group counseling theories as contained in the primary textbook for the course.
- demonstrate primary understanding of group evaluation through the use of the Hill Interaction Matrix in describing an ongoing process group.
- demonstrate an ability to explain various group member roles and their impact on the progress of the total group.
- demonstrate maturity and program commitment through regular attendance.
- demonstrate a minimal degree of self processing skills through the use of a daybook.
- demonstrate an ability to effectively deal with various problem members at critical junctures in the group.
- demonstrate ability to do structured research in group counseling through a term project.
- demonstrate ability to conceive, generate, plan, conduct, terminate and summarize a counseling group with a co-counselor.
- demonstrate an appreciation for and ability to utilize both the ACA Code of Ethics and the ASGW Standards of Practice as they apply to professional group work.