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Peer reviewedBednar, Richard L.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
A developmental framework for initiating group counseling and psychotherapy is presented. On the basis of existing evidence, client risk, responsibility, and group structure were postulated as basic ingredients affecting early group development. Client exposure to levels of personal risk and responsibility most conducive to group development can…
Descriptors: Counseling, Group Behavior, Group Therapy, Group Unity
Peer reviewedStava, Lawrence J.; Bednar, Richard L. – Small Group Behavior, 1979
Examines relative efficacy of dissonance theory and interpersonal attraction theory over random composition in composing groups that will work best in group therapy. Treatment variables were a tape-recorded treatment condition, a placebo condition, and a no-treatment control condition. No clear support for either theory of group support was found.…
Descriptors: Classification, Counselor Role, Group Therapy, Group Unity
