Assessed conceptualizations regarding the characteristics of assertiveness group participants (n=9) at the beginning and end of a group Assertiveness Training program. Participants who demonstrated greatest gain in assertiveness also demonstrated largest shifts in conceptualizations. Moreover, substantial differences in conceptualizations were…

Used phenomenological method to investigate the lived-experiences of cancer patients (N=5) who participated in a group therapy program called "forgiveness therapy" which focused on relief and dissipation of negative feelings and the resolution of painful psychological issues associated with cancer. Findings suggest that forgiveness…

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…

Reports results from a study of a training program for adolescent peer counselors. Did not find that groups led by extensively trained peer counselors differed significantly in their verbal interactions from groups led by minimally trained peer counselors. (Author/ABB)

Compared two peer-led and two professionally led counseling groups during a three-day retreat of an adolescent student organization. Found groups led by professional counselors were more therapeutic, risk oriented, and less socially oriented than groups led by peer counselors. (Author/ABL)

A four-week experiential group for women at the British Columbia Cancer Agency offers the creative tools of art, meditation, and journal writing to help focus the inner work of healing in the presence of others. Using comments from the participants, a brief history, framework, and overview are outlined. (Contains 24 references.) (GCP)

Heart disease is the leading cause of illness, disability, and death among women in Canada. Myocardial infarction (MI) accounts for almost half of these deaths yearly. The purpose of this study was to understand younger women's experience of recovery from MI. A purposive sample consisting of six younger women diagnosed with MI participated in …

Administered pre- and postmeasures to 12 participants in 8-session group intervention program designed to teach coping skills to recently separated and divorced adults and to 12 waiting-list controls. Results indicated that intervention promoted reduced depression and anxiety, greater ability to live in present, greater independence, more…

Support groups are powerful tools that assist gay men in dealing with isolation from other gay men, a lack of information about themselves and others as gay men, and the fear either of being identified or of self-identifying as gay. In this article, 10 gay men speak about their experiences in a support/psychoeducational group. (Author)

Utilizes a traditional aboriginal healing ceremony, called the healing circle, in a counseling group comprised of First Nations and non-aboriginal women survivors of child sexual abuse. Examines ceremony and aboriginal beliefs for their impact on the counseling process. Results indicate that the ceremony and beliefs established a spiritual…

Outlines a method of direct supervision which has been applied to group employment counseling. Focuses on a means of supervisory observation. Suggests emphasizing the development of a positive context, minimizing the intrusiveness of the observation, and formulating the debriefing using a strength challenge format to effectively utilize this…

Examined the efficiency of a group counseling program for 3 groups of school-age children (6 to 12 years old) of divorce. Subjects showed no significant changes in anxiety or self-esteem. Significant improvement were made by children in a 9- to 12-year-old group in personal and motivational areas; others exhibited fewer school problem behaviors…

Examined attendance problems in a group treatment program for test anxiety at a college counseling services program. Analyzed data collected over 13 years from 736 students. Found that shortening the program from 1.5 days to a single day and instituting a $5 deposit against attendance significantly reduced attendance problems. (Author/PVV)

Trained 24 college students in either a meditation or a cognitive self-observation procedure. Both groups showed reliable increases in several dimensions of self-actualization (measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory) and decreases in many common stress-related symptoms (measured by the Symptoms of Stress Inventory). No differential…