The Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) supports the practice of ethical and effective group work through the publication of guiding principles in planning, performing and processing group work. Originally prepared, approved and published in 1998 (ASGW; Rapin and Keel), the current revision addresses changes in the American Counseling…

Youth who are involved with the juvenile justice and child welfare systems face many challenges and barriers to academic and vocational success. Regardless of the reasons for their involvement, youth in these systems are "disproportionately children and youth of color who currently have, or have experienced, a host of risk factors that are…

Provides social marketing guidelines for attracting members of appropriate target groups and encouraging their participation in group activities. Includes examination of the personal and social framework of the group counselor, elements of social marketing theory, a case study illustrating difficulties encountered by novice group counselors in…

Warns that the silence that occurs during group counseling may or may not be therapeutic. Silence breaker interventions are needed when judged by the group leader to be nonproductive. Presents examples of how to prevent or stop nontherapeutic silences. (Author/JAC)

Presents the Association for Specialists Work's Best Practice Guidelines. These guidelines are intended to clarify the application of the American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice to the field of group work by defining group workers' responsibility and scope of practice. (Author/MKA)

It is no surprise that children and adolescents who experience the deployment of a family member or significant other face a number of unique challenges and changes that may wreak havoc on their lives. War has, unfortunately, become a common reality for many in our world today. This curriculum, targeted to elementary and middle school students,…

Uses knowledge about group developmental stages as an aid in diagnosing group and individual status and movement, in planning the course of the group, and in aiding its progress. (Author/ABB)

Small group dream work facilitates group cohesion and is fun, stimulating, and powerful in assisting with the development of personal insight. Group process protocols, necessary leadership skills, preparation of members, and stages of group dream work are outlined. (Author/GCP)

Counselors working with couples who are planning to marry come from a broad array of interdisciplinary backgrounds. The largest portion of this type of counseling is currently provided by clergy. This one volume handbook and training manual for professionals presents a coherent approach for the practice of counseling prior to marriage that draws…

This manual contains the first 2-hour session of a six-session sexuality guide designed for clinicians and facilitators working with chemically dependent women. The content of the manual is appropriate for inpatient programs, outpatient programs, and after-care groups. The manual begins with an introduction to women's sexuality in the 1980s and an…

Based on a review of the literature involving group counseling and guidance activities with learning impaired adolescent students, the article focuses on the cooperative assistance that counselors and special education teachers can provide for the learning disabled. (Author)

Ten basic group microskills are defined, and matched with experiential and multicultural training exercises for teaching helping skills to group workers. Argues that these exercises will provide an opportunity to include community resource persons in the multicultural training process and by mobilizing the diverse backgrounds of students within…

Explores the use of the Bible as a resource in therapy. Provides a Bible Resource Subject Index, and offers several techniques on the use of the Bible in individual and group therapy. (SR)

Presents the 2000 revision of the Association for Specialists in Group Work's (ASGW) Professional Standards for the Training of Group Workers. The core standards express ASGW's view on the minimum training in group work all programs in counseling should provide. Specialization standards provide a framework for documenting the training philosophy,…

Selected high school sophomores and juniors at Pomona Senior High School in Arvada, Colorado, are trained in counseling and group communication skills in order to be able to facilitate small peer groups in elective classes. The purpose is to help students find personal meaning in their lives and be more successful in school. An attempt is made to…