1. Group Counseling: Concepts and Procedures
Chapter 8
The Steps for Initiating a Group
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2. Chapter Topics Introduction A Step Model for Creating Any Group
The Pre-group Interview
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3. A Step Model for Creating Any Group
Step One: Genesis
Step Two: Research
Step Three: Organizing the Specifics
Step Four: Marketing and Recruiting
Step Five: Pre-group Interviews
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4. The Pre-group Interview
Assess the potential member’s readiness for a group experience.
Select as group members persons who are maintaining at least one minimal primary interpersonal relationship.
Select only persons who have relative absence of pathology or problems too extreme for group members to deal with.
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5. The Pre-group Interview
Determine the potential member’s “fit” in the group.
Establish ground rules and primary expectations.
Confirm attendance policy.
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