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Group Counseling with the Mentally Retarded: A Set of Guidelines for Practice. Working Paper No. 77.

Friedland, Myles R. – 1974
Presented are guidelines for developing and conducting a group counseling program with the mentally retarded. Advantages of the group counseling approach (such as peer influence), goals for the group (such as teaching skills), and characteristics of an effective group leader (such as empathetic understanding) are outlined. Factors related to group…
Descriptors: Counseling, Emotional Problems, Exceptional Child Services, Group Dynamics