Summary
Contents
Subject index
The Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy is a comprehensive reference guide for group practitioners and researchers alike. Each chapter reviews the literature and current research as well as offers suggestions for practice in the psycho educational arena, counseling, and therapy groups. The handbook encourages the notion that the field is improved through increased collaboration between researchers and practitioners. Through a review of cutting-edge research and practice, the handbook includes: 48 chapters by renowned experts in group work The history and theory of group work Topics across the lifespan An entire section on multicultural issues A variety of clinical problems and settings Appendices include the Association for Specialists in Group Work Training Standards, Best Practice Standards, and Principles for Diversity-Competent Group Workers The Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy, the most comprehensive reference devoted to this rapidly growing field, is essential for graduate students, academics, researchers, professionals, and librarians serving the group therapy community.
Groups across Settings
Introduction
Part IV, “Groups Across Settings,” includes examples of psychoeducational, counseling, and psychotherapy groups in a variety of settings. Groups exist in schools, the Veterans Administration (VA) system, university counseling centers, and others described in this section. The goal of this section of this book is to present readers with a look at the diverse settings within which a variety of different types of groups are used. Each chapter in this section provides theoretical and empirical support for group psychoeducation, counseling, and psychotherapy.
The first chapter in the section, by Maria Riva and Alaina Haub, focuses on groups in the school setting. Group formats are heavily used in the schools to address social competence, children of divorce, at-risk youth, and prevention ...
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