Presents the Grid for Processing Experiences and Events in Group Work so as to broaden the repertoire of group work leaders as they help members derive personal meaning from group experiences. Focuses on grid dimensions, levels of interaction, using the grid, application during a session, and eliciting sharing and discussion. (RJM)

Having members write in a log about their feelings and observations of group sessions can be a powerful adjunctive tool. Uses of the log with suggestions for leaders are explored. (Author)

Describes sophistry, a group technique that examines the involuntary client's way of reasoning. This understanding forms the basis for subsequent group counseling sessions aimed at rehabilitation of criminals. Presents a case study of a man involved in offender rehabilitation. (Author/KW)

Proposes love as a curative factor in group psychotherapy. Transference within a group may originate with needs and desires for love. By unmasking transference, subsequent healing may arise from a process of mourning in which group members recognize how their projection of past love onto other group members and onto the psychotherapist is…

Investigates the effects of a 10-week, educational experiential group intervention designed to address issues pertinent to adult lesbians, including lesbian identity development, homophobia and heterosexism, religious concerns, career concerns, family issues, sexism and racism, and assertiveness skills. The intervention yielded gains in ego…

Discusses the use of group counseling strategies for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Aims to provide counselors with information about pertinent factors related to MS that require careful consideration when employing general group techniques. Looks at group effectiveness, forming the group, and various types of groups, and offers a case…

Examines the variability in anxiety and conceptual complexity levels during a beginning group practicum course. Using a repeated measures research design, found that state anxiety rose and fell during anxiety events and that the most crucial performance aspect of a group practicum (facilitation) is also the most anxiety provoking. (RJM)

A positive group culture is an essential component of effective intervention with troubled and troubling youth. This article describes practical strategies for forming prosocial group climates. (Contains 40 references.) (Author)

Investigated effects of group counseling using art activities in improving self-esteem among Hawaiian elementary children (N=50). Found subjects who participated in counseling had higher Social Peer-Related and Academics/School-Related Self-Esteem scores than children who did not participate. (ABL)

This paper describes a group therapy program for six young sexually abused children. The group used a structured format and met for nine weekly sessions; a parallel caregivers' group was also organized. Program evaluation showed that the children had increased confidence, and fewer problems were reported by their caregivers. (Author/PB)

In a national survey, CACREP-accredited counseling programs were assessed for compliance with the 1990 Association for Specialists in Group Work standards, including knowledge and skill standards for core training, and the four work group specializations: task and work groups, pychoeducational groups, counseling groups, and psychotherapy groups.…

Although authorities recognize the importance of pregroup preparation, few step-by-step instructions for such preparation exist. This article offers practical steps for conducting an effective pregroup screening interview. Presents steps as interdependent components that group leaders can use as a general model for conducting pregroup interviews.…

Examines the role of small-group counseling at the elementary school level. Focusing on the development and implementation of small groups, the author discusses benefits, kinds, stages, skills roles, and group exercises. Due to the fact that the majority of primary/junior counselor positions are part time, small-group counseling is efficient and…

The Spokane (Washington) Public School District behavior-impaired program is dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing learning environment where defined boundaries, clear expectations, and consistency foster mutual respect, social appropriateness, and trust. The program's success requires faculty and administrator support of mainstreaming…

Group counseling is discussed as a form of treatment with distinct advantages for assisting adolescents with learning disabilities, to enrich their social and emotional well-being along with their academic skills. The importance of goal setting by LD adolescents is emphasized. (JDD)