A group designed to address social justice issues for Asian international students within a counseling training program is described. The authors implemented such a group that led to critical consciousness, accountability, and action spurred by culturally sensitive empowerment. Such a group may be desirable for training programs that want to…

This article presents a teaching strategy for group work that enhances the social justice consciousness of course participants by increasing their knowledge of their own cultural identity, worldview, acculturation, privilege, and oppression to improve their cultural responsiveness and understanding of social justice issues. The focus is on group…

An online survey about the group work training experiences of school counselors was completed by 802 members of the American School Counseling Association (ASCA). Most respondents had one course in group work; a minority had the opportunity to observe or co-lead groups with children and/or adolescents as part of their training. Qualitative…

Reviews the literature on the use of process observation as an effective method for training group workers. Describes the development and implementation of a process observation system as a training tool. (Author/KW)

Describes the co-leading experience of a trainee who is paired with a senior therapist. Explores the advantages and disadvantages of this approach for training counselors in group work. Provides recommendations to prospective trainees and supervising co-leaders. (KW)

This article centers around a training of trainers course. The course was developed in response to student and departmental needs to provide advanced graduate students with the opportunity to have supervised practicum experience and explore theoretical issues in group training as part of their education and preparation within the department.…

Presents a small-group format for training basic group leadership skills and gives components of the format and methods for their use. (Author)

Group work trainees have benefited from experiential instructional methods that allow them to participate in actual group experiences. The reflecting team process can serve as one such instructional method. It provides an experiential component that allows group work students to participate in actual group experiences, with particular focus on…

Examines the effectiveness of systematic group leadership training for 36 graduate students to verbally use and discriminate among four group leadership skills; i.e., cutting off, drawing out, holding the focus, and shifting the focus. Results showed increases in skill acquisition following training. (BH)

Investigates the use of a skill-based training curriculum as it relates to group counselor education. A pilot study is presented that uses three basic elements of group counselor training: didactic, observational, and experiential. The pilot study suggests how group interventions might be taught using a microcounseling-type skill-based approach.…

Examined the impact of using faculty as models for counselors-in-training. Although the change from pretest to posttest was positive for both groups, the experimental group did not differ significantly from the control group. (Author)

Examines Simulated Group Counseling (SGC), a training model for graduate-level group workers. During a four-year period, 98 graduate students participated in 12 role-played SGC groups. SGC followed a model of group development and was highly consistent with expected changes in non-role-played groups. Discusses SGC advantages, especially related to…

Surveyed counselor educators from 157 institutions to assess knowledge and clinical practice in training group counselors. Presents survey data and a critical analysis of the Professional Standards for Training Group Counselors. Offers recommendations for training programs and for the Association for Specialists in Group Work. (MCF)

Presents a format for conducting effective training workshops using socioprocess groups as the specific training modality. The inservice program for juvenile court workers was designed to develop awareness of the basic principles of interpersonal relationships and to develop skills in using them. (JAC)

Compared the effect of a growth experience, systematic skills training, and a combination of the two on personality change in counselor trainees (N=89), measured by the Personal Orientation Index. Both the growth group and skills training experience had positive effects on personality but no significant correlation with counseling effectiveness.…