Product Overview
This indispensable text discusses frequently occurring problems that arise in group counseling settings. The incidents depicted provide a means to explore the difficult decisions that group leaders face and create learning opportunities for discussion. Leading practitioners in the field analyze each incident and discuss the behavior of the group leader and group members to afford insight into best practices. Issues considered include confidentiality, member screening, establishing trust, goal development, dual relationships, resistance, self-disclosure, supervision, and termination. This book is distinct in that it provides readers with firsthand knowledge of what it is like to lead a group and what group techniques work and how. The pragmatic quality and comprehensive nature of this volume will make it a timeless treasure well worth referring to for years to come. --Samuel T. Gladding Chair and Profess, Department of Counseling Wake Forest University and ACA President-Elect
