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| Barr, Joseph E. | 1 |
| Butler, Robert R. | 1 |
| Noll, Gary A. | 1 |
| Ritter, Kathleen Y. | 1 |
| Ware, J. Roger | 1 |
| Watkins, John T. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedNoll, Gary A.; Watkins, John T. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
Differences on the Personal Orientation Inventory between 39 males and 40 females who participated in encounter groups and 40 males and 44 females who declined to participate in such groups were examined. (Author)
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Group Dynamics, Individual Development, Interaction Process Analysis
Peer reviewedButler, Robert R. – Group and Organization Studies, 1977
The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) was used to assess the impact of a semester-long encounter-group, personal-growth experience on students seeking degrees in counseling. Both the experimental and control groups showed gains in self-actualization. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Counselor Training, Group Experience, Individual Development
Peer reviewedRitter, Kathleen Y. – Group and Organization Studies, 1977
The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) is frequently used to measure changes that have occurred in participants as a result of an encounter- or growth-group experience. The pseudo-self-actualizing tendency of counseling students is explored, and rationale is presented as to why the POI should be used with other instruments. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Counselor Training, Group Counseling, Group Experience
Peer reviewedWare, J. Roger; Barr, Joseph E. – Small Group Behavior, 1977
Investigates the amount of structure furnished by the leader in the group experience over a nine-week period and its effects on measures of self-concept and self-actualization. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counseling Effectiveness, Group Counseling, Group Therapy
