This article describes a small group intervention for HIV/AIDS prevention among adolescent girls in Botswana. The psychoeducational group model is designed to empower girls to overcome the gender inequality that puts women at increased risk of HIV infection in the country. Group goals include heightening group members' awareness of the influence…

Illustrates how group counseling can facilitate personal development in older adults, using an open-ended support group at a geriatric day care program. Recurring themes included relationship with adult children, housing needs, religion, health issues, and age stereotypes. (JAC)

Describes a counseling group comprised of people concerned with elderly family members. Group members found both information and emotional support, and all suggested that the group be continued. Challenges counselors to meet the need for similar groups. (JAC)

Describes a structure group approach designed to help college students prevent or combat the burnout phenomenon. Defines the facilitator role and outlines the group process including relaxation, time management, and understanding and combatting unrealistic expectations. (JAC)

Presents a model for training group counselors in a master's level program which incorporates recommendations in the current literature on group counselor education. (Author)

Presents a structured group design for developing group activities to meet the needs of disabled populations. Describes an assertiveness training group for 12 college students in wheelchairs, which dealt with relationships with attendants and able-bodied persons as well as building support groups. (JAC)

Describes the group counseling program at the House of Shalom Youth Centre in Ontario. The goals of the program are to facilitate mastery of normative developmental crises and to establish coping skills to meet present and future environmental demands. (JAC)

Describes a solution-focused debriefing group model for adult survivors of violence, which integrates Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) and solution-focused counseling techniques. Discusses how to debrief team members, group size, the seven stages of CISD, and solution-focused debriefing group techniques. (RJM)

Preparing for careers while simultaneously deciding about life-styles forced college students to take a hard look at their involvements with others. The authors designed a group mini-course that would deal with specific topics, yet provide a warm, sharing atmosphere to allow each participant to be a teacher for all. (Author)

Presents a group counseling approach for enhancing communication and social skills of psychiatrically disturbed adolescents. Describes contents of the 16 sessions and results of an informal evaluation which suggested the sessions were both enjoyable and effective, particularly structured drama and role play situations. (JAC)

Describes a small group discussion-oriented anxiety management training course. Presents a training model consisting of a variety of cognitive and relaxation-oriented anxiety management techniques. (MCF)

Describes the circle group, a highly structured approach used to explore a theme for problem solving, personal growth, and teaching a specific personal growth system. The circle group is recommended for people who are basically mentally healthy. It may include group chanting, sharing of concerns and feedback. (JAC)

Describes a structured group activity that helps to achieve the developmental tasks in the initial stages of counseling and therapy groups. Participants make two signs to portray the individual's positive attributes or negative attributes. Describes the activity's purpose, requirements, setting, and discusses the group process. (Author/JAC)

Describes a six-session structured group for women focusing on self-esteem and relationships. Offers ideas using feminist theory and focuses on group membership, group goals, group leadership, special issues, and format. Provides session-by-session examples and offers evaluations of previous groups. Discusses implications of this approach. (RJM)

Examined the effects of a structured choice-awareness, marriage enrichment program on participants' marital satisfaction and self-concept. Meaningful trends in the predicted direction of increased marital satisfaction and increased self-concept were noted for the experimental group. (Author)