The group seemed to be a meaningful vehicle for discussing family life problems and to have practical advantages when compared to dealing with individual families. The relationships that developed among group members appeared to be particularly important. (Author)

Utilization of counseling groups leads to (1) variety of approaches, (2) more directive counseling, (3) counselees with varied backgrounds, (4) growth of groups for interracial harmony. Changes in counselor role by use of: (1) paraprofessionals, (2) guidance workers, (3) cybernetics, (4) developmental approach in an existential framework. (EK)

Nineteen subjects, assigned to three counseling groups were rated using criteria from the TEOAD. Findings suggest criteria involve dimensions beyond emotion and do not discriminate among them. (EK)

Relates personal, largely unsuccessful, initial attempt at group therapy, with view toward lending support to novice counselors trying similar experiments. (CJ)

Results of an experiment that studied effects of one counselor's using modeling and structured materials in a small high school group are reported along with suggestions for further uses of modeling. (Author)

A psychologist suggests that in the coming years encounter groups and other techniques of the human potential movement will penetrate all aspects of our culture, as it allows people to get more in touch with their subjective inner experiences and to learn ways to communicate their experiences to others. (Author)

The purpose of group counseling was to promote new social learning involving identification with other group members, leading to expanded field perception and insight into the projection of thoughts, feelings and motives onto others. (Author)

In terms of the criterion measure, the social reinforcement group differed significantly from the teacher expectation and the control group. Differences in mean response gains between Premack and social reinforcement groups approached significance with the greatest changes in client behavior favoring the social reinforcement group. (Author)

This basic model of group therapy highlights marked differences from individual therapy and illustrates the complexity of treatment planning. An attempt at enriching and integrating group methods gives rise to Theme-Centered Interactional Therapy, the advantages of which are discussed. Comment by Milton Schwebel follows. (Author)

Games are described as techniques for structuring a group situation to assist in acquiring cohesiveness. Discussed briefly are the Who Am I Game," the Lemon Game," the Face the Wall Game," and Would This Person Game." (Author/CJ)

While the behavioral model used did not produce any significant results, it offers the suggestion of positive change in students who consistently attended the group sessions. Further, more long term research with these methods is indicated. (CJ)

A special discussion class provides students with an organized outlet for expressing their dissatisfactions. (MF)

Summaries of workshops held during annual meeting of the I.A.P.P.W., Detroit, 1970. (CJ)