The quality of your participation as a group member and as a group facilitator in the experiential component of this course is not included as a factor in grading . Although you are clearly expected to participate actively in this component of the course, you are not graded on your performance as a group member or on your skills in group leading. Please request that the Counselor for Students with Disabilities send a letter verifying your disability to the instructor. The current counselor is Hilary Gerdes at 346-3211. Aside from the cost effective benefits of running groups, it is this instructor's belief that group therapy offers clients benefits that are not otherwise available in an individual therapy setting.
Group therapy provides clients with a unique avenue for therapeutic change.
Factors that operate in the group environment are not available in individual therapy. For some clients, particularly certain of those with presenting problems involving interpersonal relationships, group therapy is the modality of choice. Some of your most rewarding experiences are likely to come from group work. Martin Luther King Jr. Describes a minority-identity development model and includes sections on counseling Native Americans, Asian Americans, Blacks, and Latinos.