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Individual and Group Counseling, 2002.
Analysis of the effectiveness of individual and group counseling for children of divorced or separated parents.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the effectiveness of individual counseling and group counseling in helping children who are experiencing divorce or separation in their families.
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Group Counseling, 2007.
This paper reviews the research on group counseling and college students.
1,910 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This paper describes the group counseling process. The author points out that this literature review upholds the view that group therapy among college-aged students is 'just as' if not 'more' effective in therapy-based interventions with motivation for change, a determinative factor in the success of this type of intervention. The paper states that group-counseling intervention is under-utilized by college-aged students.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Introduction
Group Counseling Defined
Effective Group Counseling
Group Design - Theoretical Framework is Pluralistic in Nature Group Stages
Group Counseling Found to be "As Effective" as Individual Counseling
Group Counseling Under-Utilized by College Students
Summary and Conclusion
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"These stages are often referred to as "forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning." The first stage of 'dependency' or 'forming' is a time when members explore the group and themselves and establish trust. The second stage of 'conflict' or 'storming' may be either "overt or covert. The type and amount of conflict that is generated relates to how much jockeying for position goes on in the group." Stage three is 'cohesion' or 'norming' in which a "spirit of we-ness" is established and each person feels a part of the group which is conducive to "productive sharing"."
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Group Counseling Therapy, 2002.
Presents a rationale for group counseling.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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Presents a rationale for group counseling. Components of the group encounter process. Group dynamics. Transpersonal interaction. Leader intervention. Theory and philosophy. Guidelines for group therapists. Counseling strategies. Impact of diversity & multicultural strategies. Compares group counseling with other therapies: Alderian, Existential, Person-centered & Rational-emotive-behavior theories. Advantages & disadvantages.
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"This research examines group counseling therapy. The research will set forth a rationale for group counseling and then discuss a personal philosophy of group counseling, comparing and contrasting it with Adlerian, existential, person-centered, and rational-emotive-behavior theories of the therapeutic experience.
Part 1. Rationale for Group Counseling
As Corey notes (2000, p. 3), professional interest in psychotherapy structured around group dynamics has been growing for some time, although the precise shape that a group may take is often a function of "the needs of a diverse clientele." That means the facilitator/therapist has a great deal of discretion in shaping a group. That in turn means that there is a significant degree of responsibility in the choices a therapist might ..."
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Domestic Violence and Group Counseling, 2002.
A discussion of the causes of domestic violence and its treatment with an emphasis on group counseling.
2,303 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper attempts to put forward the complexity of domestic violence and its embeddedness in human culture. It discusses how it is not a problem only in the United States, or only in certain parts of the world but is a problem of violence and control that exists in many societies.
It looks at the policy decision in the United States that domestic
violence is unacceptable behavior and how it is necessary to change behaviors of both victims and offenders in order to reduce, or eliminate,
the problem. It evaluates how offenders groups have proved to be successful in many instances as well as a coordinated community intervention for domestic violence.
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"In working with perpetrators who are either voluntary attendees at offender groups, or involuntary attendees who have some sense that their behavior is unjustifiable, there are several approaches to use. Most use some combination of anger management training, along with teaching of improved interpersonal skills. One of the most important of those is communication skills. In their study, Whitchurch and Pace (1993) suggested that communication skills intervention, and training, would actually be helpful to both parties in a domestic violence situation. They approach the problem from a relational perspective, indicating that the treatment literature supports communication skills training as the best means to change communication patterns between the partners. In some instances of domestic violence that is limited to verbal violence, this might be sufficient, but additional interventions are necessary when physical, or sexual, assault is involved in the abuse pattern."
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Group Counseling, 2004.
A review of Peggy Papp's book, "The Process of Change", a practical guidebook to group counseling.
2,191 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper discusses group therapy through a chapter-by-chapter review of the book, "The Process of Change", written by Peggy Papp. The paper describes the purpose in writing this book as to provide a practical guide exploring couple and family therapy within a systems framework. The paper claims that the book is useful in providing central ideas related to family therapy techniques and interventions. The paper explores a step-by-step process that therapists can use to combine theory and practice. To demonstrate the writer's ideas completely, the paper presents several case analyses.
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"In this chapter Peggy begins by discussing the definition of system, suggesting that the term has become ?clich?? and lost its meaning in family therapy settings (p. 6). I am impressed with her emphasis on the idea that systems thinking should entail examining events within the context that they occur in, with attention being focused on ?connections and relationships? instead of individual characteristics (p. 7). Far too easy is it in a therapeutic setting to focus on individual events rather than the person, picture, family or situation as a whole. This approach is necessary to determine patterns and get at the core of problems."
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Group Counseling Leadership, 1992.
Examines types of leaders, roles, attributes and skills.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 15 sources, $ 63.95
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"Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the current literature on group leadership in the counseling situation. To this end, the review covers the literature in the areas of: (1) Ways of viewing leadership; (2) Attributes of leadership; and (3) Leadership skills.
Views of Group Counseling Leadership
Most authors agree that group counselors are leaders (e.g. Polcin, 1991; Conyne, Harvill, Morganett & Morran, 1990). However, there is disagreement regarding views of counselors as leaders. For example, Hansen, Warner, and Smith (1986) have pointed out that some authors feel that counselors should be authoritarian leaders (exerting control from a position of status) while others believe group leaders should take a more ..."
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Counseling Group, 2007.
This paper presents a proposal for the use of group therapy in the search for a successful treatment for obesity.
2,159 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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In this article, the writer focuses on finding efficient treatment for obesity among female college students. The suggested therapeutic approach is group therapy, for reasons which are detailed in the paper. The selection of the population is made on a voluntary basis, through class announcements and bulletin boards. The writer concentrates on the aspects of group therapy (theoretical debates and importance), selection of the participants and group method, starting assumption and expected results. Moreover, the methodological theoretical framework of constituting the groups and the work with the patients is presented and detailed. The writer concludes that as the cases of obese and overweight people are multiplying in the United States, the importance of treatment and therapy has also become a matter of social importance.
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"The fact that the persons involved in this therapeutical project are exclusively women can be supported by several theoretical arguments. First of all, women are more concerned with and more affected by the aesthetic norms than men, which is basically a reflection of a socially manufactured division of roles and of a certain definition of feminity. Second, the cultural factors are corroborated with the family environment, particulalrly a stress placed on the importance of appearance for future success in the discourse of the adults, when socializing the female child for her future social and family life. The combination of all these factors - cultural patterns and constrains, family environment, media and the stereotype of beauty - make women more susceptible to be affected by eating disorders than men. Even if obesity is not an exclusively feminine attribute, but it is almost as common between men, they do not perceive it as an obstacle for their social existence or for their self-esteem, correlating it rather with health issues."
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In-groups and Out-groups, 2005.
Examines the difference between in-groups and out-groups.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper looks at the difference between in-groups and out-groups and gives real life examples of working in each type of group. It explores issues of stereotyping, belonging and bias.
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"If we see someone else as belonging to the same group we are in we tend to have a positive view towards them and give them preferential treatment ..."
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Effect of Group Composition on Group Dynamics, 2004.
It?s not just a matter of bringing a group of people together; the sorts of people brought together can change the sort of group constructed.
4,361 words (approx. 17.4 pages), 19 sources, MLA, $ 114.95
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This essay examines how the composition of a group, whether for therapeutic or business reasons, affects the outcomes and group goals that can eventuate. The essay contends that group composition needs to be both homogeneous and heterogeneous enough to allow for group processes to occur, i.e. group stages, for the group dynamic to progress and group goals to be achieved.
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"While it is true that a group is made up of individuals, and without those individuals there would be no group, it is quite impossible to judge the ?sort of group? that will eventuate from merely examining the ?sorts of people? that constitute it. Doing so would be like ?explain[ing] the shifting pattern of a kaleidoscope by taking the tube to pieces and listing the fragments found inside? (Thompson and Kahn, 1970: 12). Systems theorists have long posited, in opposition to individual psychological explanations of group behaviour, that when individuals ?merge into a group? something new is created? (Lewin, 1951: 57). This new entity, although comprised of individuals, is believed to be ?greater than the sum of its parts? and thus the dynamic that is created within the group is not directly attributed to any one individual but rather the unique interrelationship between those individuals and the force that this interrelationship has on group functioning."
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"Joining Together: Group Theory And Group Skills" ( D. W. Johnson and F. P. Johnson ), 2002.
Examines the pattern of ideas in this book on group dynamics.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 23.95
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Examines the pattern of ideas in this book on group dynamics. Primacy of the group in individual life experience. Group theory applied to effective problem solving. Factors of effective communication, social interaction, cooperation and leadership. Idea that social interaction can function for good or ill. Dynamics of social interchange. Types of groups.
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"This research examines the pattern of ideas in Joining Together: Group Theory & Group Skills by Johnson and Johnson, as well as the means by which the authors articulate their view of the primacy of group dynamics in individual life experience. The research will set forth the principal lines of thought in the text and then discuss the value of a solid grounding in group theory to the practice of effective problem solving via effective communication, social interaction, cooperation, and leadership.
Group theory cannot be understood apart from the concept of dynamics, i.e., that groups are living things, functioning as a consequence of communication and leadership (Johnson & Johnson, 2000, p. 38), and functioning in a continual state of change. Indeed, changing patterns of communication and leadership are the ..."
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Effective Counseling, 1994.
Objectives of counseling, interpersonal skills, self-esteem, dogmatism, authenticity, communication, intimacy, group counseling and gender issues examined. Includes an abstract.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 19 sources, $ 95.95
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The purpose of this paper was to examine the research on the characteristics, traits, and attributes of effective counselors. It was noted that the research in this area has been relatively meager but that over the years, some information has been found. Specifically, review of the literature showed that highly effective counselors tend to be people who possess many of the traits associated with people who are self-actualized, that is people who have let go of many of the obstacles to their personal growth.
Also, effective counselors tend to be those who are caring and understanding. They have strong interpersonal skills and belief in their own abilities; that is, they are confident with good self-esteem. They tend to be genuine and authentic in their.."
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"Counseling American Minorities", 2006.
A reaction paper to Donald Atkinson's book about providing counseling to minority groups in the U.S.A.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 67.95
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"Counseling American Minorities" (2003) by Donald Atkinson offers potentially useful information for current and future counseling practitioners, about culturally aware and sensitive approaches to counseling minority group members currently living in the United States.
This paper reviews the book and argues that Atkinson effectively explores the complex therapeutic implications of working with culturally diverse clients.
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"The first chapter also points out that although "minorities" are frequently regarded, especially by European-descended Caucasian Americans (still the large majority of counselors in America today), as somehow one large amalgamated block, of people "different from ourselves", the four minority groups discussed within the book are extremely distinct from one another: in values; beliefs; assumptions; attitudes; historical backgrounds, encounters with particular kinds of prejudices, and real life experiences."
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Personal Theory of Counseling, 2004.
Discusses a theory of counseling based on one individual's personal belief system.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 0 sources, APA, $ 119.95
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This paper presents a comprehensive explanation of one individual's personal theory of counseling that incorporates behaviorism, Christianity, and person-centered therapy. The main focus of the paper is on the nature of person-centered therapy and how this approach fits with the individual therapist's own personality, beliefs, and values.
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"Perhaps nothing is as significant to the success of the therapeutic process and nothing represents the foundation of successful therapy more than one's personal theory of counseling. All individuals in all aspects of life work from some belief system perspective or model of how the world works, how things are and how things interact. Developing a deep understanding of one's own personal theory leads to better decision-making with respect to the therapeutic process including therapist approach and client interaction. Such an understanding also promotes a..."
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Book Reports on Counseling, 2004.
This paper studies three books: 'Brief Counseling in Action' by John M. Littrell, 'Counseling Children and Adolescents' by Ann Vernon and 'Career Counseling' by Norman C. Gysbers, Mary J. Heppner and Joseph A. Johnston.
4,725 words (approx. 18.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 167.95
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This paper provides book report on three books regarding counseling. The three books discussed are: 'Brief Counseling in Action' by John M. Littrell, 'Counseling Children and Adolescents' by Ann Vernon and 'Career Counseling' by Norman C. Gysbers, Mary J. Heppner and Joseph A. Johnston. The reports examine the author's main points. The writer of this article discusses the validity of these points, critical issues raised, language used, types of evidence (primary, secondary) and looks at what the books have in common. The paper also discusses the relevance of the books to a B.A. degree in Counseling and reveals what was learned from the books.
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"This book is an introduction to brief therapy for counselors and counseling students that will enable the reader to establish the mindset for brief counseling. It will help them master the key steps in the solution-focused model and acquire the necessary techniques for speeding up the action. The book uses many vignettes and three in-depth single-session cases demonstrating the use of brief counseling in different settings such as schools, counseling centers and in private ... "
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Multicultural Counseling, 2005.
This paper is an extensive narrative about multicultural counseling training and application as well as descriptive information about major minority groups.
6,605 words (approx. 26.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 151.95
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This paper explains that as a multicultural society, the United States is composed of many micro societies, which do not necessarily blend into a single macro society; therefore counselors working with minority cultures must understand each minority society and challenge themselves to be creative and dynamic in providing sensitive and effective counseling to these individuals. The author points out that multicultural counseling should encompass personalization as well as group identification to serve the population with well rounded and effective counseling. The paper relates that in addition to the typical ethnic categories such as African-American, American Indian or Haitians, other minority groups and cultures include sexual minorities, women, the elderly and the disabled.
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"Like African-Americans, American Indians and Alaskan Natives suffered injudicious and atrocities at the hands of White Imperial Europeans. In the writings of Matthiessen (1984), the author weaves a tragic story of many American Indians who not only lost land but also gaming grounds and spiritual traditions associated with certain locations or animals. Yet through it all, Matthiessen (1984) captures the sadness the American Indian has for the white man who is half-blind and could gain much so much from all traditional peoples. In an example of the disregard for Indian culture, the US government moved Navajo Indians into a region revered by the Hopi Indian. The Navajo, having no connection to the Black Mesa region and pressured to stem statistics of infant mortality and poverty of their people, began mining the area to create jobs and income. The side effects of this mining included deep changes in these Indians' regret for the destruction of the land and a new unattractive interest in money."
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