Ch. 6 - Group Counseling Flashcards
Jacob Moreno
- Coined group therapy
- Father of psychodrama
Adler and Jesse B. Davis
- Work was a preface to the group movement
Primary Group:
- Attempts to stop a problem before it occurs
Secondary Group:
Problem or disturbance is present, but not usually severe
Tertiary Group:
Deals more w/ individual difficulties that are more serious/longstanding
Group content
Group process
- what the group is discussing
- Analyzing communications, interactions, and transactions
T-group =
Training group
Group therapy vs. Group counseling
Group therapy (personality reconstruction) (tertiary group) is longer duration than group counseling (primary group)
Group therapy flourished during…
WWII with a shortage of individual therapists
Guidance group =
Psychoeducation group
AA/Weight Watchers =
Self-help/support group
Support group =
- may charge fees
- is conducted by an organization
- Self-help group does not charge fees and is not run by an organization
Which type of group has more stable members
of people in an open group is more stable than closed group
1930s researchers identified 3 basic leadership styles
- Autocratic
- Democratic (not most effective, but most desirable
- Laissez-faire
Dynamic =
Always changing
Gatekeeper may wish they were
- Running the group
Member roles:
- Task roles
- Maintenance roles
- Self-serving roles
Task roles:
- help solve problems
- aid in terms of goal setting and keep group focused
- seen as positive
Maintenance roles
- Maintains group interaction
Role conflict in group =
- A situation where there is discrepancy between the way a member is expected to behave and the way they actually behave
Yalom’s 4 group stages
- Orientation
- Conflict
- Cohesion
- Termination
Tuckerman & Jensen’s 5 group stages
- Forming
- Storming
- Norming
- Performing
- Adjourning
Horizontal interventions:
- Group as a whole
-Group relationships, processes, tasks, interactions - Interpersonal approach/method
- Here and now
Vertical interventions:
- Individual
- Intrapersonal
- Past, impact, meaning
Groups are effective because
- effective, though cannot pinpoint why
Group leader’s personality impact:
Qualitities such as flexibility, enthusiasm, and common sense may be helpful to a very small degree
RK Conyne -
- Group intervention is intended to prevent, correct, or enhance behavior.
- 4 quadrants: upper left: Interpersonal; upper right: individual; bottom left: community; bottom right: organization
