This article reviews existing studies in child group interventions, including educational, counseling, and psychotherapy groups. It highlights both outcome and process research, regarding the different types of groups, and offers implications for practitioners as well as for future research. (Contains 48 references.) (Author)

Demonstrates the wide range of adequacy of current studies on group psychotherapy for women with incest histories. Because the studies differed in methodology and reporting, they were categorized and assessed by six criteria: design, sample, inclusion criteria, replicability, analysis, and outcome. Implications for both researchers and…

Describes a step-by-step group treatment approach for mothers of incestuous families. The ten sessions provide support, help mothers identify protective plans for their children, and teach alternatives for handling significant relationships. (JAC)

Discusses the development of a unique support-therapy group, composed of a mix of gay/lesbian/bisexual persons and cofacilitated by heterosexual counselors. Describes the structure of the group as well as the developmental implications of such a group for both participants and counselors. (Author/RB)

Managing interpersonal feedback is an important skill for group leaders. The role of feedback in counseling groups is examined. A skill-based training program to teach novice group leaders how to give, receive, and facilitate interpersonal feedback is evaluated; students' evaluation of the program shows that confidence level increased as a result…

Discusses characteristics of men arrested for spouse abuse and describes treatment methods that evaluative research suggests curtail domestic violence. A small-group educational format for court-referred treatment of abuse is described. (Author/ABB)

African American boys face numerous challenges in society within the United States, including prejudice, discrimination, racism, economic hardship, limited access to support services, educational biases, and community violence. According to Pierce (1988), the psychic assault of subtle racism against African American boys erode their…

Describes a campus-based psychoeducational support group for adult children of alcoholics. Outlines group goals; identifies recruitment procedures; and describes and evaluates sessions. Asserts that this successful group format could be easily adapted to other setting and age groups. (Author/ABB)

A therapeutic document model using language as an active change agent is presented, which extends the practice of the therapeutic letter to group counseling. Grounded in social constructionism, this model transforms client documentation into a functional intervention. Competency based, it has the potential to enhance self-agency and expedite…

Performed two studies to examine things unsaid in group counseling. Examined categories of things unsaid, relationships between types of things unsaid, stage of group development, and gender. Found more advice and outside things unsaid during orientation-inclusion stage and more positive feeling and empathic things unsaid during affection-cohesion…

Describes a career counseling strategy based on specific psychosocial characteristics of battered women. Describes the approach as developmental, focusing on the client's self-concept. Proposes a group format to assist the clients in developing appropriate life and career-decision making skills. (Author/ABB)

Presents a model of secondary-survivor healing based on the experiences of male partners attending a support group. Focuses on resources and strengths required for becoming a secondary survivor. Highlights both the difficulties encountered in coordinating individual and relationship aspects of healing and the need for a balanced, interdependent…