A discussion of a project funded by the Esso Education Foundation and conducted at the University of Virginia which integrated group counseling and the use of subprofessional student counselors into the placement operation. Students who participated in the special counseling program achieved the same degree of ultimate placement success as other…

Descriptive and empirical literature on group work for adult midlife career change is reviewed. Discussion and recommendations for career programs and for groups are provided. (Author/TE)

Identifies nine myths prospective members frequently hold regarding group counseling. Discusses four leader strategies for challenging these myths: using a pregroup interview; providing factual information; group conceptual-low intensity responses; and group structural-low intensity responses. Concludes that leader may use these strategies singly…

Used meta-analysis to examine duration of group experience and structure provided by leader in counseling groups from 26 studies. Group composition appeared to have greatest effect in unstructured group which was relatively long in duration. Leaders using short-term, structured groups may be less concerned with composition, as its potential effect…

Group counseling for elderly people and their caregivers is described as effective treatment needed in counselor education curricula. Considers training needs and resources for counselor education programs. Notes need for counselor educators planning curricula and professionals pursuing competency through individualized plans of continuing…

Examined relationship between realistic, interpersonal, and here-and-now agendas and group members' in-session behavior and outcome among 24 college students in established personal growth groups. Found that group members who set here-and-now session agendas enacted more in-group intimate behaviors and had better outcomes than did members in…

Presents interview with Richard Hayes, past president of Association for Specialists in Group Work and professor of counseling and human development. Hayes articulates his vision of group work and values and philosophies guiding his practice and training. Challenges group field to consider role of relationships and to learn creative ways to…

Lists 19 new publications in group work and reviews 7 of these. Publications reviewed focus on group counseling and group psychotherapy, structured groups, training groups, and group dynamics. (Author)

Small group dream work facilitates group cohesion and is fun, stimulating, and powerful in assisting with the development of personal insight. Group process protocols, necessary leadership skills, preparation of members, and stages of group dream work are outlined. (Author/GCP)

Reviews the results of the effectiveness of counseling services provided by the Juvenile Counseling and Assessment Program of the Juvenile Court of Clarke County, Georgia. Individual and group counseling services were provided for 55 adjudicated delinquent youths for four to six months. The recidivism rates of the youths who had received…

Argues that optimal theory provides the needed non-Western perspective for a better understanding of group development in groups comprised of culturally diverse members. The Optimal Theory Applied to Identity Development is applied to Trotzer's stages of group development as a means of assisting group leaders to become more…

Presents a model for using family systems theory within the context of adolescent small group counseling. It is designed to assist young people in becoming more self-differentiated, thus enabling them to move successfully through this developmental stage. Includes a six-session series of exercises for facilitating this process. (Author/MKA)