Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ398694
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Myths about Group Counseling: Identifying and Challenging Misconceptions.
Childers, John H., Jr.; Couch, R. David
Journal for Specialists in Group Work, v14 n2 p105-11 May 1989
Identifies nine myths prospective members frequently hold regarding group counseling. Discusses four leader strategies for challenging these myths: using a pregroup interview; providing factual information; group conceptual-low intensity responses; and group structural-low intensity responses. Concludes that leader may use these strategies singly or in combination for challenging myths. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Group Counseling, Group Dynamics, Groups, Leadership, Misconceptions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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