Group Work Flashcards
Prior to the 1960s most counseling took place 
In a dyadic  relationship
A group has
A membership which can be defined, some degree of unity and interaction, and a shared purpose 
Turn group therapy was coined in 1931 by
Jacob Moreno, the father of psychodrama
Noted psychotherapy author and scholar Raymond Corsini once referred to the early 1940s as the modern era of group work. In the 1940s, the two organizations for group therapy are created and group work became a legitimate speciality. The groups are. 
The American society for group, psychotherapy, and psychodrama Spond, by the work of Jacob Moreno, in 1942 and American group psychotherapy association, which resulted from the efforts of Samuel Richard Slavson in 1943
Which theorist work has been classified as a preface to the group movement 
Alfred Adler and Jesse B Davis 
Primary groups are 
Preventative and attempt to ward off problems 
A group is classified as secondary. This implies that. 
A difficulty or disturbance is present 
When comparing a tertiary group with a primary or secondary group 
The tertiary group is more likely to deal with severe pathology 
Group Therapy initially flourished in the United States due to
A shortage of individual therapist during World War II 
Most experts would agree that overall 
Structured exercises are less effective than unstructured techniques 
According to the risky shift phenomenon, a group decision will

Be less conservative than the average group members, decision prior to the group discussion 
T groups often stresses way employees can expressed themselves in an effective manner. The T and T group nearly stands for.
Training 
Weight Watchers is a 
Self help or support group, as is AA 
Many group leaders feel that private screening sessions are superior 
In terms of the counselor- client interaction 
Most experts in the field of group counseling would agree that the most important trade for group members as the ability to
Trust 
The number of people in an open group is generally
More stable than in a closed group 
When does the disadvantage of an open group is that
A member who begins after the first meaning has missed information or experiences
In the late 1930s, researchers identify three basic leadership styles
Autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire 
Laissez-faire leaders 
Has a hands off policy and participates very little, with the group, basically taking responsibility for itself
When comparing the autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire styles 
The democratic, or what Sam Gladding called a facilitator, is the most desirable 
Most experts would agree that an effective adult counseling group has blank number members 
Five or 6 to 8 
Experts would agree that blank is plenty of time when critical issues are being examined 
Two hours per session 
An adept group leader will 
Attempt to safeguard clients against risk, and work to reduce risk and dangers 
The study of group operations is often called
Group dynamics 
Some theories subject to the word, unstructured in group work, because 
A group cannot not have structure 
If female group members obviously not participating. A group member playing the blank role is most likely to mention this, and urge her to participate. 
Gate keeper 
In a group, task roles…
Help solve problems, aid, in terms of goalsetting, and keeping the group focused, and are seen as positive 
Maintenance rolls, light task, rolls, are positive cents such rolls… 
Help maintain the group 
Group specialist defined role conflict as 
A situation in which there is a discrepancy between the way a member is expected to behave and the way he or she actually behaves 
The initial group stage has been called for me, orientation, or pre-affiliation stage. This stage is characterized by…
Approach – avoidance behavior 
Group planning occurs 
Before the group begins and continues throughout the life of the group 
A group therapist is constructing a diagram to better understand the dynamics between sub groups and members. This is called. 
Charting a pictorial sociogram 
Strategies that approach, the group, as a whole are known as 
Horizontal interventions 
Strategies that focus on an individual member of the group are known as 
Vertical interventions 
A group Therapist must make
More decisions than an individual therapist 
When a counselor reads the journal in this field, it becomes evident that
A researcher/practitioner split exists in group work 
Experts predict that in the future
Group leaders will be more like life skill trainers 
In terms of research and the group leaders personality
Qualities such as flexibility, enthusiasm, and common sense may be helpful to a very small degree 
R K Conyne suggested that group intervention is intended to
Prevent, correct or enhance behavior 
A group leader, who wishes to assess the impact of the group ideally would
Have an outsider observed for sit in during group sessions, and consequently rate the level of behavioral change 
