Full Description
A supplemental text for Group Counseling Practicum courses, courses in Group Theory, and Internships. Intended as a supplement to a theoretical counseling text, this handbook presents twenty-three practical approaches to working with children, adolescents, and adults on such goals as making friends, succeeding in school, planning a career, and being a good parent. Taken together, these ideas will well equip future counselors to address a variety of issues in a wide range of settings.
Contents
PART ONE: GROUP WORK WITH CHILDREN. 1. Using the Arts in a Bereavement Group for Children. 2. Life-Threatening Illness in School-Age Children: A Transition Group. 3. Trust and Support: Children of Alcoholics Build Their Own Identities. 4. Friendship Groups: Make a Friend and Be a Friend. 5. Kids Helping Kids: A Group Training for Peer Helpers and Beyond. PART TWO: GROUP WORK WITH ADOLESCENTS. 6. School Success Skills: A Group for At-Risk Students. 7. Moving to a New School: A Transition Group for Young Adolescents. 8. Peer Networking to Build Resiliency among High School Youth: A Violence Prevention Group. 9. TAG, I'm It: A Counseling Group for Talented and Gifted Adolescents. 10. Effective Communication for Conflict Situations. 11. Adolescents of Divorce: A School-Based Intervention. 12. High School Students Rediscovering Academic Success. 13. The Safe Survivors Group: A Psychoeducational Counseling Group for Adolescent Survivors of Relationship Violence. PART THREE: GROUP WORK WITH ADULTS. 14. Planning Your Career Adventure: A Group for Career Planners. 15. Grieving Our Losses. 16. Simplify Your Life. 17. The Transition into Parenthood: A Group for Expecting Couples. 18. Using the Wheel of Self-Discovery: A Career Transition Tool. 19. Returning Women Students: A Transition Group. 20. Codependence Recovery for Adults Abused as Children. 21. A Positive Approach to Disciplining Your School-Aged Child. 22. Transitioning into Single Parenthood. 23. Systematic Desensitization for Specified Phobias.
