Groups: A Counseling Specialty chapter 1
group - a collection of two or more individuals who meet
face to face or virtually in an interactive, interdependent
way, with the awareness that each belongs to the group
and for the purpose of achieving mutually agreed-upon
goals.
healthy groups - contextually unique, complex in regard
to their multiple transactions, and are open systems
4 group specializations - task/work
, psychoeducational,
Counseling
, psychotherapy
group purposes - remediation, development, prevention,
skill training, problem solving
, group activities - verbal and nonverbal undertakings a
group and its members participate in.
rarely produce meaningful learning in and of themselves;
meaning is found in processing them within the group
Association for Specialists in Group Work definition of
group work - a broad professional practice involving the
application of knowledge and skill in group facilitation to
assist an interdependent collection of people to reach
their mutual goals, which may be intrapersonal,
interpersonal, or work related. The goals of the group
may include the accomplishment of tasks related to
work, education, personal development, person and
interpersonal problems solving, or the remediation of
mental and emotional disorders.
Contact-Focused Group Theory - A conceptualization of
groups in which the purpose of groups is highlighted;
three primary contact groups described in this model are
group guidance, group counseling, and group
psychotherapy
group - a collection of two or more individuals who meet
face to face or virtually in an interactive, interdependent
way, with the awareness that each belongs to the group
and for the purpose of achieving mutually agreed-upon
goals.
healthy groups - contextually unique, complex in regard
to their multiple transactions, and are open systems
4 group specializations - task/work
, psychoeducational,
Counseling
, psychotherapy
group purposes - remediation, development, prevention,
skill training, problem solving
, group activities - verbal and nonverbal undertakings a
group and its members participate in.
rarely produce meaningful learning in and of themselves;
meaning is found in processing them within the group
Association for Specialists in Group Work definition of
group work - a broad professional practice involving the
application of knowledge and skill in group facilitation to
assist an interdependent collection of people to reach
their mutual goals, which may be intrapersonal,
interpersonal, or work related. The goals of the group
may include the accomplishment of tasks related to
work, education, personal development, person and
interpersonal problems solving, or the remediation of
mental and emotional disorders.
Contact-Focused Group Theory - A conceptualization of
groups in which the purpose of groups is highlighted;
three primary contact groups described in this model are
group guidance, group counseling, and group
psychotherapy
