Group counseling is defined. The values and individual goals of group counseling are discussed. The developmental self-concept approach is described in its three phases: phenomonological, analytical, and behavioristic. There is a brief description of group counseling skills and techniques. The steps in developing a group counseling program are…

This article presents a model for a three-hour semester course training group counselors. It was consensually planned by participants in "Small Group Discussion--The Training of Group Counselors" at the 1976 National Conference for the Teaching of Group: Theory and Practice. Three main parts are experience, theory, and survival. (Author/JEL)

In group work little attention is paid to the environmental influences upon members. The EAI-G provides a tool for gauging the campus impact upon group participants. (Author)

This article shows a positive reaction among students toward the Human Development Program. The study, however, raises a number of significant questions about specific aspects of the Magic Circle technique, particularly in regard to the listening that occurs in circle session. (Author)

Presents ethical questions for all group counselors to consider in practicing. (Author)

An investigation of the effects on adults of a group career planning program (Life Work Planning) indicated significant increases in self-actualizing attitudes and values that were retained over a five-month period. (Author)

This research explores training of development in discrimination and communication skills in counselor trainees. It is concluded that trainees may improve their communication skills; improvement of discrimination skills was not demonstrated. (MFD)

More counselors must become aware of the effects of power relationships in counseling and decide when and how to avoid them. (Author)

A successful program designed to use staff time most effectively and simultaneously provide students with a comprehensive, process-oriented base for career development efforts is described. (Author)

Describes a pilot program in small-group counseling designed primarily as a corrective program for junior high students with serious behavior problems. It attempts to make wholesome changes in student attitudes. (Author/IRT)

Proposes general strategies for group survivorship intervention in a case study of an elementary school student's suicide. Examines these strategies with specific reference to intervention efforts involving the class, student body, teachers, principal, and parents at the elementary school. (Author/ABB)

Presents the use of puppetry as a school guidance technique which meets the needs of both education and developmental guidance in that it provides the student with educational experiences, while it promotes the understanding of self, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors. (ABB)

Assessed the efficacy of four group evaluation methods used to examine change in high school students' attitudes after participation in a drug abuse prevention group counseling treatment, including pre- and posttreatment measurement with a Likert scale or an open-ended questionnaire, and a case study approach. Discusses the relative merits of…

Implemented weekly self-help group for female anorexics and bulimics. Eighteen women who had consistently attended sessions evaluated group six months after it had begun. Found that self-help group benefited most members. Discusses findings in relation to curative factors of such groups. Offers suggestions for professionals interested in…

The Health Education and Learning for The Handicapped (HEALTH) program provides sex education to developmentally handicapped persons through group discussion, role-playing, films, and other visual aids. The one-hour group sessions, given over 12-14 weeks with 6-12 participants, discuss body parts, acceptable social behavior, assertiveness, birth…