Group Work in the Schools
Group Work in the Schoolsis the first text of its kind to focus exclusively on what school counselors need to know to facilitate effective prevention and intervention group work with students. Written from a systemic perspective and in a multicultural context, the core of this text focuses on preparing school counselors to facilitate groups in schools, from planning the group, through the four stages of group work: forming and orienting, transition, working, and termination.  Mastering the facilitation of these defined stages of group work allows school counselors to effectively work with students in all types of school-based group contexts.  Throughout the book, students are exposed to the foundations of group work by exploring the historical forces that shaped group work in schools today, the therapeutic factors that underlie effective group approaches, and the advantages and disadvantages of group work in the schools.  Readers will build a foundation of multicultural, ethical and legal group work attitudes as well as core knowledge and skills before learning to distinguish the roles of group members and group leaders. UNIQUE FEATURESIncludes chapters on running psychoeducational and tasks groups in schools,familiarizing readers with the different skills and approaches that these groups require.Covers all four approaches to group workrecognizing that the role of school counselors is shifting from small group work to large group guidance and becoming a systemic change agent.Briefly covers theoretically based models of group counseling and psychotherapy,promoting a more integrative counseling approach that is popular with school counselors.Includes special topics in group work with children and adolescents,giving school counselors insights into how to transfer group work activities, expressive arts, skills and process into specific topical areas, including substance abuse, grief, and children of alcoholics or divorce.Includes case studies and transcripts of techniques and process responses in sessions,giving readers real-life examples of leader and member responses within the context of the group process being covered.