Describes one social worker's attempt, through provision of group work services, to provide homebound people with a sense of self-actualization. Intercom systems are used increasingly in the area of education to reach homebound people. The lack of visual contact was not a barrier. Shared problems promoted effective group service. (Author/BEF)

Provides a conceptual model developed to unify the spectrum of task-, socio-, and psycho-group processes used by guidance and counseling personnel. Describes a structure for group leaders to follow within their various group modalities using four distinguishing variables: objective, size, leader behavior, and member behavior and expectations.…

Overweight preadolescents and parents from (N=76) families were assigned to behavioral treatment groups: parent-child target, child target, or nonspecific target. Percent overweight changes at the end of eight-month treatment and follow-up were equivalent for children in all groups, but parents in the parent-child group lost more weight during…

Describes the group leadership skills that a teacher needs to conduct a class meeting according to William Glasser's reality therapy model. (SJL)

Many counselors do not use groups in counseling because they lack applied skills or are discouraged by past failures. Practical suggestions for effective group leadership are discussed in the context of mutual sharing, discussion groups, educational groups, problem-solving groups, growth groups, and therapy groups. (Author/BEF)

Shyness clinic groups were offered in a university counseling center. The program focused on anxiety management, assertiveness in social relationships, and development of conversational skills. Participants improved in social skills and ability to manage anxiety. (Author)

A highly structured approach produced significantly greater empathy, improved interpersonal functioning, and reduced the frequency of serious rule violations relative to a more traditional nondirective approach. (Author)

The multimodal model of counseling has made contributions in two areas: (1) improving the counseling of children, adolescents, and adults; and (2) improving educational processes of various kinds including mainstreaming, psychological education, parent and teacher effectiveness training, career education, and assessment. (RC)

In a predominately Black, urban high school, 54 students, selected for frequent absenteeism, completed a self concept scale, were rated by their teachers, and randomly assigned to one of three groups: eclectic group counseling, counseling through sociodrama, and control. Positive changes on posttests were attributed to the Pygmalion Effect. (SJL)

Investigated the effects of nonverbal warm-up exercises on group effectiveness as compared to a group using verbal warm-up exercises. Results support the hypothesis that nonverbal warm-up exercises add to the effectiveness of the group counseling process. (RC)

Presents counselors with ideas for death fantasies appropriate for use in classroom guidance and group counseling situations. Although an overemphasis on the ultimate reality of death is not recommended, the general topic is essential to any developmental counseling program. (Author)

Findings indicated that group format was related to criteria of choice basis complexity in career decisions for high conceptual level students only. No significant interaction was obtained for attitudes toward career decisions and planning activity. (Author)

Comparison of the modes of training showed that reflectively counseled mothers improved primarily in parent attitudes, whereas behaviorally trained mothers improved primarily in actual use of appropriate behavioral skills, reporting reductions in problematic child behavior and improvements in overall family functioning. (Author)

A handicapped student's success in school is determined by attitudes displayed by that student's peers. Steps should be taken to alter negative attitudes. The school counselor can play a vital role in creating positive attitudes toward handicapped students by working with students in the classroom or in small groups. (Author/BEF)

The majority of counselors in this study identified individual and small group counseling as the activity that absorbs most of their time, followed by consulting and parent help. The counselors' perceptions of their actual and ideal roles show convergence in actual and ideal roles regarding counseling, consulting, and parent help. (Author)