Group Counseling

First published in 1979, Group Counseling has consistently been a widely used and praised text, providing both novice and experienced counselors with a framework from which to expand group counseling skills and knowledge. This revised sixth edition offers a reader-friendly and engaging journey through the group process that is congruent with 2016 CACREP standards and the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) practice standards and grounded in the most cutting-edge research and theory.

Key Features

• Thorough discussion of the rationale for using group counseling, focusing on the group's role as a preventive environment and setting for self-discovery.
• Examination of the group facilitator's internal frame of reference and strategies to overcome initial anxiety about leading groups.
• Exploration of typical problems in the development, facilitation, and termination of the group process with suggested solutions.
• Individual chapters on the application of group counseling with children and adolescents.
• Expanded chapters on diversity and social justice, co-leadership, ethics, and leadership training, along with a reworked chapter on leader functions, styles, and skills.

Additional Information

Notable additions include a reworking of the chapter on group counseling with children that includes an in-depth look at Landreth's innovative and empirically validated Child-Parent-Relationship Therapy.