- Oxford Library Of Psychology
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editor
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction: Solidifying and Advancing Group Counseling
- The Nature and Significance of Groups
- Definition of Group Counseling
- The History of Group Counseling
- Ethics, Best Practices, andLaw in Group Counseling
- Diversity in Groups
- A Social Justice Approach to Group Counseling
- Therapeutic Factors in Group-Counseling: Asking New Questions
- Cohesion in Counseling and Psychotherapy Groups
- Group Climate: Construct in Search of Clarity
- Group Development
- Evidence Bases for Group Practice
- General Research Models
- Assessing Groups
- Qualitative Research Approaches and Group Counseling
- Personhood of the Leader
- Group Techniques
- Group Leader Style and Functions
- Group Leadership Teaching and Training: Methods and Issues
- Supervision of Group Counseling
- Creativity and Spontaneity in Groups
- Groups across Settings
- Group Counseling across the Life Span: A Psychosocial Perspective
- Group Counseling with Sexual Minorities
- Prevention Groups
- International Group Counseling
- Brief Group Treatment
- Mutual Help Groups: What Are They and What Makes Them Work?
- Online Groups
- Groups for Trauma/Disaster
- Group Counseling: 50 Basic Premises and the Need for Mainstreaming
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This chapter discusses group work for individuals across the life span through a psychosocial development lens. Erik Erikson’s contribution of the psychosocial stages to the helping professions remains a valuable tool in conceptualizing development, prevention, and treatment. Group work is an appropriate and effective method to promote positive psychosocial growth and assist members to overcome cognitive, behavioral, and emotional difficulties. As discussed throughout this text, groups are used to target broad areas such as behavior, chronic illnesses, career development, spirituality, emotional insight, and reminiscence. Due to the broad range of groups, it is important that group therapists conceptualize clients within a developmental context, including which psychosocial tasks the member is facing, when determining the group in which to place clients. This chapter opens with a brief overview of Erikson’s psychosocial stages, followed by overviews of group literature for 10 specific age groups, group therapist considerations, and future directions.
Keywords: groups, counseling, life span, psychosocial development
Jeanmarie Keim Counselor Education Program University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
David L. Olguin Counselor Education Program University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
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- Oxford Library Of Psychology
- [UNTITLED]
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editor
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction: Solidifying and Advancing Group Counseling
- The Nature and Significance of Groups
- Definition of Group Counseling
- The History of Group Counseling
- Ethics, Best Practices, andLaw in Group Counseling
- Diversity in Groups
- A Social Justice Approach to Group Counseling
- Therapeutic Factors in Group-Counseling: Asking New Questions
- Cohesion in Counseling and Psychotherapy Groups
- Group Climate: Construct in Search of Clarity
- Group Development
- Evidence Bases for Group Practice
- General Research Models
- Assessing Groups
- Qualitative Research Approaches and Group Counseling
- Personhood of the Leader
- Group Techniques
- Group Leader Style and Functions
- Group Leadership Teaching and Training: Methods and Issues
- Supervision of Group Counseling
- Creativity and Spontaneity in Groups
- Groups across Settings
- Group Counseling across the Life Span: A Psychosocial Perspective
- Group Counseling with Sexual Minorities
- Prevention Groups
- International Group Counseling
- Brief Group Treatment
- Mutual Help Groups: What Are They and What Makes Them Work?
- Online Groups
- Groups for Trauma/Disaster
- Group Counseling: 50 Basic Premises and the Need for Mainstreaming
- Index
