Although the trajectory of the HIV/AIDS epidemic has changed dramatically over the past 25 years, addressing the psychosocial needs of patients living with HIV/AIDS remains vital. Ensuring the effective delivery of services demands that interventions be rooted in cultural competence and aimed at vulnerable populations. This article describes a…

This book focuses on the essential elements of leading effective groups in group counseling. Chapter 1 concentrates on the rationale behind using groups and their myths, advantages, and limitations. Chapter 2 discusses different types of groups, especially those that are therapeutic and task-oriented, and their theory and ethics. Chapter 3 delves…

This document is one of eight in a series of guides designed to help teach and counsel troubled youth. It contains 20 lessons that focus on a variety of coping skills. Lesson 1 helps students to reduce their anxiety and to learn that it is normal and expectable to make mistakes. Several lessons offer suggestions on ways to help to build students'…

Counseling men has been a focus of attention within counseling psychology for nearly two decades. As in other aspects of group work, there are a number of group factors that need to be considered when working with men in groups. One of these factors is type of group. Groups can be: awareness; support; skills specific or topic specific; or…

This leader manual and participant workbook present a 15 session program on parent-adolescent relationships. Three main topic areas are covered: perceiving each other (social perception); communicating effectively; and recognizing behavior as a function of its consequence. The leader manual presents an overview of the program which discusses its…

This book describes a program of anger management for teenagers. Chapter 1 describes the OK Line, a strategy based on Rational Emotive Therapy (RET). The important concept in RET is: the way one thinks affects the way one feel, which affects what one does. If one is feeling angry and one's behavior is violent, then it becomes necessary to…

Semester-long program of orientation and counseling was developed to aid students in adjusting to college and developing their own life styles. Program was centered around a course in student development. (Author/EK)

Staff of a rape crisis agency recognized the need for counseling services for survivors of sexual assault, but were unable to provide on-going counseling on a regular basis due to a staffing shortage. A support group for adult female rape victims was formed to reduce individual therapists' caseloads, to provide counseling services to a greater…

A child care agency located in the southeastern United States serving homeless youth up to the age of 21 years provided pregnant and parenting teenagers with shelter and support services and provided individual and group counseling sessions focusing on health and nutrition, parenting and child care, sexuality and pregnancy, family support services…

A systems perspective recognizes the necessity of drawing on numerous resources for strengthening the family. The dream interpretation group method, in some ways an elitist approach, focuses on the transitional individual as the nodal point for building family strengths. The individual experiencing changes in identity development is equipped with…

This article describes a group approach to helping the nonassertive client. After describing the group composition and goals, he presents a session by session description for conducting the assertive training group. In addition, he presents suggestions based on experiences in leading the group. (Author)

To examine changes in self-reported anxiety during the course of a small group, Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was administered at several times to participants in brief, leaderless sensitivity training groups. Results indicate that trait anxiety remained stable while state anxiety decreased significantly. (Author)

This study investigated the influence of group counseling on self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and hostility in three groups of adult females. Results indicated a significant change in the level of self-esteem in one group that had no distracting crises to contend with. No significant changes appeared in anxiety, depression or hostility. (Author)

Describes an experimental group program developed to orient and educate parents of children accepted for diagnostic evaluation in a child guidance clinic. Results of the program indicate effectiveness in enhancing parental awareness of problems and the parent role as treatment participants. (Author/CS)