Chapter 1

Question 1

______ a specific focus which may be educational, career, social, or personal. Emphasizes interpersonal communication of conspicuous thoughts, feelings, and behavior and problem oriented.

Answer 1

Group Counseling

Question 2

What are some specific goals of group counseling?

Answer 2

To recognize the commonality of members’ needs and problems and to develop a sense of connectedness

To increase self-direction, interdependence, and responsibility toward oneself and others

To make specific plans for changing certain behavior

Question 3

What does research suggest about the effectiveness of group work?

Answer 3

The group counselor should use verbal and nonverbal techniques as well as structured exercises, unique learning advantages, feedback from a group, sense of fostering of community.

Question 4

What are some of the advantages of group counseling with the following populations: Groups for children?

Answer 4

Learn how to address issues earlier on and deal with problems, thus preventing the need for mental health supports such as therapy, enhance personal and social development.

Question 5

What are some of the advantages of group counseling with the following populations: groups for adolescents?

Answer 5

Gives this age group a place to express conflicting feelings, to explore self-doubts, and come to the realization that they share these concerns with their peers. Learn to communicate with peers by modeling from the leader and express concerns and be heard on their journey toward self-understanding and self-acceptance.

Question 6

What are some of the advantages of group counseling with the following populations groups for college students?

Answer 6

Older

More like experiences, diverse

Promotes well-being by assisting people in dealing effectively with developmental tasks.

Question 7

What are some of the advantages of group counseling with the following populations: older people?

Answer 7

This population is at a greater risk for isolation and groups can foster a sense of community, and deal with developmental tasks they face while retaining integrity and self-respect and find menacing in their lives so that they can live fully and not merely exist.

Question 8

____ deals with issues of the past and unconscious. Focuses on designed to correct emotional and behavioral disorders that impede one’s functioning or to remediate in-depth psychological problems.

Answer 8

Psychotherapy

Question 9

____

Answer 9

Brief group work

Question 10

_______ process of reeducation that includes both conscious and unconscious awareness and both the present and the past.

Answer 10

Group psychotherapy

Question 11

______

Answer 11

Multicultural counseling

Question 12

_____ Psychoeducational groups: Structured, based on a learning theory model and uses behavioral procedures. Designed to help people develop specific skills, understand certain themes, or progress through difficult life transitions.
Contain certain content themes to provide structure for the sessions, encourage sharing the feedback among the members, are designed to increase self-awareness, and are aimed at facilitating change in members’ daily lives.
Ex: A women’s group and a men’s group.

Answer 12

Psychoeducational group

Question 13

What are some of the basic differences between group counseling and group psychotherapy with respect to goals, format, structure, process, and focus?

Answer 13

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Question 14

Identify an issue, topic, or theme that could serve as the basis of a psychoeducational group.

Answer 14

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Question 15

What makes brief group work so popular?

Answer 15

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Question 16

What is the importance of considering the cultural backgrounds of both the members and the leader in designing and facilitating counseling groups in a multicultural context?

Answer 16

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Question 17

What are some of the dangers of making stereotyped generalizations about individuals within a particular social or cultural group?

Answer 17

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Question 18

What are some ways to avoid becoming a culturally encap­sulated group counselor?

Answer 18

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Question 19

What are some particular advantages of using groups with multicultural populations?

Answer 19

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Question 20

What are some limitations and cautions in using group work in a multicultural context?

Answer 20

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