In a national survey, CACREP-accredited counseling programs were assessed for compliance with the 1990 Association for Specialists in Group Work standards, including knowledge and skill standards for core training, and the four work group specializations: task and work groups, pychoeducational groups, counseling groups, and psychotherapy groups.…

Updates earlier research on various aspects of training group counselors and compares the training practices of counselor educators possessing combined professional memberships in the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and ASGW with those who do not, through reporting results of a national survey. The implications for…

The juvenile offender population presents a significant challenge to residential group workers. One strategy to address this challenge is structured psychoeducational group work. The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, in collaboration with Western Kentucky University, has established the Group Work Training Certification Program for…

A model of providing direct experience of group process for counseling students is provided. Ethical considerations, advantages, and disadvantages are discussed. (Author)