Groups in the experimental condition were significantly more member and work centered than groups in the cognitive condition. The results supported the implication that an experiential leadership style possesses greater potential for member-related discussion (content) and member-centered interaction (work). (Author)

The clients' evaluations were unrelated to their therapists' evaluations, but they were highly related to the evaluations made by independent judges. Further analyses suggested that the disagreements between clients and therapists stemmed from the therapists' inaccuracy in perceiving the clients' problem and the therapists' tendency to…

The credibility of personal information selected by members of small groups to describe each other's characteristics and delivered to the members by the group leader without naming the source was studied. Positive feedback was rated by recipients as more credible, desirable, and as having more impact than negative feedback. (Author)

This is a role statement of the American School Counselor Association relating to counselors' functions in the areas of (1) student orientation, testing, and counseling; (2) professional growth and research; and (3) faculty and administration consultation. (RWP)

Based on material received from 20 sources (individuals and associations) and on his own opinions and those of his graduate student co-workers, the author compiled a list of suggestions for revision of those parts of the American Personnel and Guidance Association Code of Ethics relating to group work. The recommendations included in the article…

Parents on welfare as well as middle class parents took part in a training project designed to help them modify problem behaviors in their children. The guidelines developed in this project for group training and for the evaluation of outcome can be applied in various types of agencies. (Author)

The group therapy techniques described were designed on a behavior-contracting model and combine activities and verbal communication in a program to control behavior and enhance personal relationships. (ST)

Results of this study indicate that the groups of children who were engaged in play media counseling showed a greater positive change in social position than did those in the verbal group counseling sessions. When the scores of the counseled group were compared with the control group, a significant difference in favor of the counseled was…

The method and applications of Family Group Consultation and the Family Bond Inventory are discussed in this article. The Family Bond Inventory is a recent development that has led to the possibility of identifying interpersonal conflict within a family and can be used to measure change within the family during treatment. (JC)

The group leader who uses communication exercises without an adequate rationale may be taking unnecessary risks and jeopardizing the effectiveness of the group. This article presents a rationale for using communication exercises in groups for the purposes of initiation, facilitation, and termination and describes the means by which they are…

The findings of this study with respect to on-task behavior and grade point average, provide support for the position that a counselor can serve effectively as a behavioral consultant to teachers. The classroom behavior management approach offered advantages over the client-centered group counseling behavior and grade point average. (Author)

This article describes one method, an extinction technique, that has been used efficiently with college students experiencing school related anxiety. (Author)

Two brief articles discuss: (1) Three group counseling approaches; and (2) A comparison of empathy in master's degree and lay counselors. (CJ)

The most noteworthy conclusions drawn was that two of the experimental group counseling procedures were more effective than no counseling approaches. (Author/EK)