Based on paper presented at Annual Convention of the American Speech and Hearing Association (44th, Denver, Nov. 15-18, 1968). (Author)

Presents technique of nonverbal exercises, discusses how such exercises can help groups deal with problems of task achievement, and presents case examples that demonstrate the application of the exercises to community organization and group work practice. (Author)

Derived from a paper presented at a symposium at the Mott Foundation, Flint Michigan, 1968. (RJ)

Developed a theory regarding the interactive and contextual properties of signs and showed how it might be applied in analyzing imagery from face-to-face communication in a self-analytic group. Proposed that such imagery develops a code that is amenable to structural analytic techniques. (Author/JAC)

Investigated an ongoing therapy group over a six-month period to see if cohesiveness developed differently during various stages. Subjects were psychiatric outpatients (N=5). Questionnaire results showed cohesiveness continued to increase before reaching a plateau and decreasing, but the loss was not significant. (JAC)

Examined client characteristics associated with individual outcome in a psychoeducational group treatment for depression. Posttreatment assessment showed all participants (N=75) improved markedly. Pretreatment depression severity, expectation of success, perception of mastery, age, reading ability, and perceived family support were predictive of…

Compared the effectiveness of behavioral (BT) or physical therapy (PT) for treating chronic low back pain (CLBP), for 13 BT patients and 12 PT patients. Treatments were conducted in a group outpatient setting. Posttreatment results showed general improvement for patients in both groups, but few treatment-specific differences in outcome measures.…

Provides a rationale for women's groups and describes benefits to group members. The seven articles in this special issue deal with using a group approach to deal with anger, rape, lesbianism, sexuality awareness, issues for Black women and overcoming internal barriers to career development. (Author/JAC)

Provides an overview of essential aspects of starting and maintaining a counseling group for suicidal individuals. Considers group purpose, member and therapist selection, therapeutic style, group size, length of treatment, areas of difficulty, and areas for discussion. (Author/MCF)

Depressed clients were assigned to an immediate (IT) or delayed (DT) treatment group. Results did not support the effectiveness of IT. However, after receiving treatment, DT clients successfully increased activities and decreased depression relative to IT. Effects were maintained through the follow-up. Factors accounting for these results are…

There has been a lack of growth groups specifically designed to deal with the male condition within our society. As an attempt to fill this noticeable void, this article outlines a three-stage program aimed at raising male consciousness. (Author)

Group therapy sessions were rated using four Hill interaction matrix variables and Truax-Carkhuff variables of empathy, immediacy, self-exploration, and confrontation. Canonical correlation analysis suggested the two systems converged along a dimension labeled initiating skills. Hill's system showed that immediacy, conceptualized by Traux and…

Play group therapy sessions were held in an attempt to improve impulse control; peer, social, and relationship skills; expression of repressed anger; feelings for self; and cooperative play among five latency-aged boys. Many of the goals set for the children in the group were reached. (Author/RH)