Describes a group counseling and team-building session, using the results of a career interest inventory to stimulate debate. Offers suggestions for conducting the session and developing an agenda, logistical procedures, and tips on practical administrative techniques. Most of the article addresses the development of a histogram. (RJM)

Compared effect of workshop presenter personal self-disclosures with hypothetical examples used to convey the same didactic material. Sixty-nine students watched a videotaped workshop presentation in self-disclosure or hypothetical example condition. Found that perceptions of presenters who used self-disclosures did not differ from those who used…

Discusses a master's-level group leadership course in reference to 1989 Association for Specialists in Group Work Ethical Standards for Group Counselors and the 1988 American Association for Counseling and Development Ethical Standards. Claims group counseling professionals need to continually reexamine and discuss ethical standards and guidelines…

Examined the effects of a 12-week growth group on self-actualizing behaviors involving a treatment group of 9 master-level counselor candidates and a control group of 8 master-level counselor candidates. Significant gains were obtained by the treatment group on a measure of self-actualization, and these gains tended to hold 5 months later.…

Investigated effects of group counseling, parent consultation, and both together on subsequent levels of self-acceptance, personal adjustment, and social adjustment of 89 gifted high school students. Results indicated significant differences with either counseling or consultation as opposed to combined counseling-consultation. (Author/TE)

Describes St. Mary's Middle School's Divorce Group Counseling Program for fifth through eighth grade students whose parents are involved in a separation or divorce. The program uses a multimodality approach to teach divorce concepts, coping skills, relaxation techniques, and appreciation for the needs of others. (DMM)

Tested hypotheses that clients' perceptions of therapeutic factors depend on the stage of group development and on client individual difference variables, using critical incident reports obtained from 18 participants in three 11-session counseling groups. Results indicated differences in relative importance of therapeutic factors as seen by group…

Conducted longitudinal follow-up to previously published experimental study of effectiveness of group intervention for dementia family caregivers. Found methodological and clinical issues relevant to future studies included issues of differential attrition from treatment, selection of participants,and need for measures appropriate to long-term…

This article describes the House of Shalom Youth Centre Program in Ontario, Canada, and the group model which was developed there for working with youth. Six career counseling workshops were developed using the "Life Skills" lesson model. An example of an experiential exercise is provided. (LKS)

Identifies salient characteristics of learning disabilities, how learning disabilities affect individuals in social relationships, and how groups can be used to effectively facilitate individual growth. This is achieved due to therapeutic factors such as universality, instillation of hope, altruistic information sharing, and group interaction.…

A group counseling approach was used to enhance the self-concept of 10 congenitally visually impaired adolescents. Group sessions focused on such topics as self-perception, assertiveness, friendship, familial relationships, and independent living skills. Evaluation found significant improvement in self-concept, attitudes toward blindness, and…

A therapeutic document model using language as an active change agent is presented, which extends the practice of the therapeutic letter to group counseling. Grounded in social constructionism, this model transforms client documentation into a functional intervention. Competency based, it has the potential to enhance self-agency and expedite…

Describes a model designed for student-affairs professionals without an expertise in sports counseling who desire to provide development programs to college athletes. The model involves educational seminars, group counseling, and individual counseling borrowed from organized study time or other non-training time. Discusses evaluation of the…

The relationship between life-skills development and post-high school career plans was examined. Adolescents selecting to go to four-year colleges/universities, two-year colleges, and technical/trade schools differed in terms of life-skills dimensions. Implications for mental-health counselors working with clients in the area of career choice are…

Support groups are powerful tools that assist gay men in dealing with isolation from other gay men, a lack of information about themselves and others as gay men, and the fear either of being identified or of self-identifying as gay. In this article, 10 gay men speak about their experiences in a support/psychoeducational group. (Author)