Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc. 0 by Gerald Corey Eighth Edition ©2012 Brooks/Cole Publishing a Division of Cengage Learning

Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc. 1 Introduction to Group Work

Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc.  In the U.S. and abroad  Used for therapeutic and/or educational purposes  Used in a variety of settings  Often more effective than the individual approach  May need training beyond graduate school 2 Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (1)

Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc.  Has preventive and remedial aims  Educational, personal, social, or vocational focus  Kind of group determines goals  Advantages of group counseling  A re-creation of members’ everyday world  Opportunities to give and receive feedback  Understanding and support 3 Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (2)

Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc.  Group psychotherapy  Psychoeducational groups  Task facilitation groups 4 Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (3)

Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc.  Multicultural group work entails:  appreciating diversity in all forms  challenging cultural encapsulation and addressing Eurocentric assumptions and biases associated with existing theories  examining ourselves as contextual/cultural beings  assuming nontraditional roles 5 Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (4)

Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc.  Guidelines:  Learn more about your own cultural background  Identify your basic assumptions about diversity  Adopt a self-in-relation perspective  Respect individual differences and recognize that all encounters are multicultural 6 Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (5)

Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc.  Guidelines:  Identify universal concerns and common ground  Allow culturally diverse clients to teach you how best to serve them  Prepare clients for a successful group experience and teach them to adapt their group experience to their everyday lives  Be flexible in applying methods 7 Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (6)