Explains how group work can be used as treatment approach to physical and mental well-being in the elderly. Focuses on use of group counseling to enhance exercise participation and compliance among older adults. Addresses physical aging and exercise, guidelines for a group counseling and exercise program, and issues in counseling the older adult.…

Describes Alzheimer's disease and the burdens that caregivers encounter in dealing with Alzheimer's patients. Presents information concerning support group counseling for caregivers, their particular needs, and special family issues. Emphasizes that relationships between caregivers and support group counselors are crucial to successful…

In this interview, Conyne discusses influences on his view of group work, his work as the "Journal for Specialists in Group Work" journal editor, and his leadership of revision of group worker training standards. He also assesses current status of, and future prospects for, group work as it relates to an evolving, pluralistic society and…

Notes the impact of a child with disability on family. Focuses on marital dyad and reviews literature on group counseling with parents of children with disabilities. Examines psychological concerns of parents, rationale for group approaches, models of parent counseling groups, and effects of parent groups. Concludes that combined…

Describes a men's therapy group in which touch seems to facilitate self-disclosure and interpersonal communication. Claims despite cultural taboo for men to engage in physical touching, the act of embracing another man, in context of therapy group, does seem to encourage expression of deeper feelings and lessen the isolation men often feel in the…

Suggests that existential concepts can be useful in group therapy with exiting Christian Fundamentalists. Defines fundamentalism and discusses the human dilemma from the existential perspective. Proposes ways of applying existential principles as an alternative to fundamentalist interpretations of being, anxiety, crisis, and freedom and…

Describes Stress Management Consultation (SMC), short-term group intervention designed to enable social workers in Israel during Persian Gulf War to work through stress reactions and model method workers could use with their own target populations. Presents qualitative feedback from participants and administrators indicating that SMC model was…

Explored projection in group counseling by examining relationship between college student group members' (n=118) interpersonal problems and their perception of group leader. Found that, during first 10 group sessions, overly dominant group members perceived group leaders as more dominant and overly cold group members perceived group leaders as…

Presents case example and evaluation of group counselor supervision. Describes how experiential client-centered and didactic supervision methods were employed to achieve four key supervisory goals within an interpersonally oriented developmental framework. Attempts to document actual practice of group supervision over the course of the group life…

The Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) has endorsed this document with the recognition that issues of diversity affect group process and dynamics, group facilitation, training, and research. These principles have been written as guidelines and represent ASGW's commitment to becoming increasingly aware, knowledgeable, and skillful in…

A qualitative study that sought to explore the personal experience of occupational engagement for eight women in an occupation-based mental-health group showed that the social environment of the group was extremely important to both initial and continued engagement in occupations. (JOW)

Discusses a thematic analysis of retrospective phenomenological interviews with four group counseling practicum participants. Suggests the importance of peer feedback supports experimenting with different approaches to the group process. Recommends future research on the impact of group counseling practicum supervision be structured to allow…

Reports on results of a study designed to assess the impact of a culturally consonant group format among Native Hawaiian adolescents. Investigates the efficacy of a 10-session group counseling format using a Native Hawaiian healing method and culturally indigenous form of communication designed to enhance the participants' self-esteem and internal…

Describes the four group-work categories developed by the Association for Specialists in Group Work as problematic in that the goal and process dimensions of group work are combined within each category. Proposes a new model for classification that separates goals and process dimensions, forming a matrix that allows for more accurate…

Challenging situations that arise in group counseling are a positive source of therapeutic energy-potentially rich moments that are commonly avoided. Presents multifaceted ways to observe, understand, and approach challenging situations. Summarizes and describes six well-established perspectives as ways for group leaders to conceptualize and…