Group Counseling Flashcards
before 1960 most counseling took place in
a dyadic relationship ( a unit of two a counselor and the client)
a group
has a shared purpose, degree of unity, and defined membership.
group therapy was coined by _____ih 1931.
Jacob Moreno, father of psychodrama.
American society for group therapy and psychodrama (ASGPP) Jacob Moreno & American Group Therapy Assoc. (AGPA) est by Richard Slavson in 1943.
early 1940s aka “modern era” of group work
What are Alfred Adler and Jesse B. Davis known for starting?
the preface of the group movement
primary groups
preventative and attempt to ward off problems (stop problems before they occur).
a secondary group
a problem is present but not severe
in a tertiary group
it deals with ones hardships that are severe and longstanding.
a difficulty or disturbance is present
a group labeled as secondary
group therapy initially flourished in the U.S. bc…
there was a shortage of therapist during WWII
group content refers to
material discussed
group process
manner in which discussions, communucation, and transactions occur
group therapy differs from group counseling
group therapy, aka personality reconstruction, is longer duration.
group therapy v. group counseling
usually for more intense issues/ leader needs the most training v. less structure
most experts agree that
unstructured exercises are more effective than structured
content is the material discussed and the process is the
discussion or program review
risky shift phenomenon in groups means
individual one might make more risky decisions but in a group it shifts to social norms
T-groups stress ways workers can express themselves positively the “T” stands for
training
taxonomy or nosology
science of classification
most assertive training groups are
behavioristic and very structured
weight watchers and AA is
a self-help/support group
support group
run by an organization and might charge fees…AA or weight watchers
self-help group
group of friends meeting together
ACA and ASGW reccommend that all group members are
screened
most important trait for group members
trust
number of ppl in an open group is
more stable than a closed group
