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Kort, Jacqueline – Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, 1975
Discusses the psychological characteristics of the underachiever and aspects of these characteristics that group counseling can focus on and use as indications of individual growth and change. (EJT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Counseling Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textRobbins, Charles L. – 1981
This paper describes a mental health clinic program designed specifically for men, and reviews historical antecedents which led to its creation. A literature search is presented which reveals a lack of research relating specific male needs to mental health programs. The program description discusses the workshop/seminar format adopted by the men's…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Individual Needs, Interpersonal Relationship, Males
Richardson, Linda M.; Lowman, Rodney L. – 1980
This paper suggests that groups are effective modalities for meeting older persons' psychological needs and enhancing their sense of well-being. Following a review of the literature on group work with the aged, the effectiveness of group work as an intervention strategy for the treatment and prevention of mental health problems is demonstrated.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Family Relationship, Group Counseling
Minde, K.; And Others – 1978
A preventive intervention program based on self-help groups for parents reinforced by the involvement of veteran parents, those who had a premature infant during the past 12 months, and professionals to provide support and information was evaluated. Sets of randomly selected parents (N=35) met weekly in a small group of four to six couples during…
Descriptors: Child Care, Group Counseling, Interaction Process Analysis, Intervention
Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee. – 1978
Project STEP (Short Term Elective Program) is an outdoor-educational program that, through teaching wilderness survival skills and affording a necessity for their use, provides juvenile delinquents with a feeling of self-reliance and self-worth. The program is designed for committed youths, primarily males, at least 13 to 14 years of age, but…
Descriptors: Camping, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Experiential Learning
Mayer, Charlotte Y.; Wynn, Richard E. – 1978
This discussion is concerned with the rationale and method of the Woodard Outreach Group Model. Included is a description of some of the theoretical and strategic matters involved with this method of working with small groups. Examples are presented illustrating ways in which the model has been modified and used with success in a variety of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Group Activities, Group Behavior, Group Counseling
KUNHART, WILLIAM E.; ROLEDER, GEORGE – 1964
AN ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE PREVIOUSLY FOUND TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL DROPOUTS WAS COMPLETED BY 450 PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS AT MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE. THOSE IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL DROPOUTS (N-186) WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO GROUPS OF 62 SUBJECTS. IN THREE 1-HOUR GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS, ONE GROUP WAS SUBMITTED TO A DIRECTIVE…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Dropout Characteristics
WITHERSPOON, FREDDA D. – 1967
THIS GROUP GUIDANCE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE (1) A CHANCE FOR SELF-ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, (2) IMPROVEMENT OF ATTITUDES IN HUMAN RELATIONS, (3) IMPROVEMENT OF STUDY HABITS AND TECHNIQUES, AND (4) REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF VOCATIONAL ABILITIES. GROUP GUIDANCE IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT, INDIVIDUAL…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counseling Objectives, Counselor Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
VARENHORST, BARBARA B. – 1966
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE EXAMINING AND INTERNALIZING VALUES. THEIR FEAR OF COMMITMENT TO ANYTHING DEVIATING FROM ACCEPTED VALUES MAY HINDER THEIR CLARIFICATION OF PERSONAL GOALS AND VALUES. THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS SHOULD BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE GUIDANCE PROGRAM. STANDARD QUESTIONNAIRES DO NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIFIC FACTORS…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Objectives, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
GARNESKI, THOMAS M.; SPECTOR, IRWIN L. – 1966
IN SUMMER 1965, PHOENIX COLLEGE OFFERED A PILOT PROGRAM OF GROUP COUNSELING FOR PROSPECTIVE FRESHMEN. STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WERE OBTAINED THROUGH NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS OF HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS. OF 267 APPLICANTS, 45 WERE ASSIGNED TO A CONTROL GROUP. THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP WAS RANDOMLY DIVIDED INTO 23 SECTIONS, AVERAGING 12…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Dropout Prevention
COHN, BENJAMIN; AND OTHERS – 1964
THE APPLICATION OF GROUP COUNSELING WAS INVESTIGATED WITH RESPECT TO ITS EFFECT ON UNDERACHIEVING, ACTING-OUT, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOYS. IN ADDITION, TWO OTHER EFFECTS WERE STUDIED--(1) THAT OF INVOLVING TEACHERS IN DISCUSSION GROUPS AND (2) THAT OF THESE DISCUSSIONS GROUPS ON TEACHER ATTITUDES. THREE COUNSELORS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN SIMILAR…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Discussion Groups, Grade 7, Grade 8
Dory, Frances Jemmott; Briggs, H. Carson – 1979
This curriculum guide is designed to assist anyone involved in the organization of self-help mutual aid groups among older persons, based on the assumption that those to be affected must be involved. There are four major sections in the guide which speak to background issues; training of organizers in terms of their roles and functions; four…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Community Support, Counselor Role, Counselors
Human Resource Associates, Inc., Hastings, Minn. – 1978
This training manual is for use in preparing staff members to use the Focus Model, which is a "school within a school" for disaffected high school students. The material is designed to be used as a resource aid following participation in an in-service workshop. The first section presents general and administrative preadoption material,…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Group Counseling, Guides, High School Students
The Teacher Group: A Positive Approach Counselors Can Use to Help Teachers Solve Classroom Problems.
Ruben, Ann G. – 1975
Counselors can perform an invaluable service to teachers by leading teacher groups. Teacher groups have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to help beginning and experienced teachers significantly improve their attitudes in the affective domain. Teachers find that changing their attitudes creates an easier, more positive working relationship…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Counselor Role, Counselor Teacher Cooperation, Emotional Experience
Hooban, Louis; Pugsley, Robert – 1974
Project SCHOOL (School Concerned with Helping Others' Objectives and Learning) is a program developed to prevent dropping out through group counseling, parent counseling, and positive reinforcement. Project SCHOOL operates as a dropout prevention program in grades 1-12. Teachers and counselors, using a locally developed check list and other…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education
