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UNDERSTANDING AND FACILITATING GROUP PROCESS IBD

COGNELLA ACADEMIC PUBLISHING
05 / 2021
9781793536709
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Sinopsis

For those in the mental health professions, understanding the nature and dynamics of groups goes well beyond simple curiosity. Groups provide a platform, a medium, and a mode for facilitating growth and development and alleviating and resolving life problems.Understanding and Facilitating Group Processáprovides readers with the foundational skills they need to competently and confidently engage in and lead group work. The material reflects the knowledge identified as fundamental to professional practice according to 2016 CACREP standards.The content and exercises within the text provide readers with an understanding of the theoretical foundations of group work, the dynamics of group process and development, therapeutic factors, and the characteristics of effective group leaders. Readers learn about types of groups and other considerations that affect conducting groups in various settings. Finally, the text presents ethical and culturally relevant strategies for designing and facilitating a group. Throughout, learning exercises clarify concepts and engage the reader, and Takeaway for Counselors features provide readers with reflections to guide professional practice.Illuminating and essential,áUnderstanding and Facilitating Group Processáis an ideal textbook for courses and programs in mental health counseling.