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Sheldon D. Glass, M.Ed., M.D. is an assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He developed the first system-wide training program in Group Counseling for all Public School Counselors in the State of Maryland, including the Baltimore Public School System.

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The Practical Handbook of Group Counseling

Trafford Publishing

Contents

I. INTRODUCTION...................................................................1Group Identity....................................................................2II. HOW TO ORGANIZE A GROUP.......................................................13Group Goals.......................................................................13Group Size........................................................................17Selection Of Group Members........................................................18The Neighborhood Effect...........................................................23Physical Setting..................................................................24Length Of Time For Sessions.......................................................26Frequency Of Meetings.............................................................27III. THE ROLE OF THE GROUP LEADER.................................................33The Organization Of Group Leadership..............................................34Counselor's Personality...........................................................35The Leader's Influence............................................................36The Counselor And Group Discussion................................................39The Counselor Can Make Mistakes...................................................43Control Of The Group By The Leader................................................45Testing The Leadership............................................................49Student Exclusion From A Group....................................................52Questions Asked The Counselor.....................................................53Relationship Between The Counselor And The Group Members..........................56Transference......................................................................57Optimum Performance By The Leader.................................................58Task-Oriented Leader Versus Relationship-Oriented Leader..........................59When In Doubt.....................................................................61The Dropout Counselor.............................................................62Transfer Of Leadership............................................................65How To Reprove A Group............................................................66The Leader's Silence..............................................................68The Leader Can Enjoy The Group....................................................70The Counselor's Role..............................................................70The Female Counselor And Male Youngsters..........................................72Comfort Of The Inexperienced Counselor............................................73When The Leader Threatens To Withdraw.............................................73Co-Leadership Of A Group..........................................................74When The Leader Comes Late........................................................75IV. THE MECHANICS OF GROUP COUNSELING.............................................79Group Spontaneity.................................................................79Spontaneity Accentuated By Anger..................................................82The Isolated Member...............................................................83Student Members Who Are Absent....................................................85Increased Group Anxiety...........................................................88How To Handle Silent Periods......................................................90Group Dropouts....................................................................95The Member Who Reveals Too Much...................................................99When Student Members Argue With Each Other........................................100Physical Threat To One Of The Student Members Of The Group........................102The Late Question.................................................................103Questions Asked After The Group Terminates........................................105A Question The Group Expects To Discuss...........................................106The Tape Recorder.................................................................107What Constitutes A Poor Session...................................................108Phases In Group Work..............................................................110The Third Meeting.................................................................112How A Group Complains.............................................................114Visitors To The Group.............................................................115How To Evaluate Group Counseling..................................................116The Admission Of New Members......................................................117V. TECHNIQUES TO STIMULATE GROUP INTERACTION......................................121Reinforcement or reward technique.................................................122Summarization technique...........................................................123Pick-up technique.................................................................124Comparison technique..............................................................125Probing technique.................................................................125Direct question technique.........................................................126Didactic technique................................................................127Interpretation technique..........................................................128Confrontation technique...........................................................129Problem oriented technique........................................................131VI. THE IMPORTANT GROUP SESSIONS..................................................139The First Session.................................................................139Confidentiality...................................................................140The Establishment Of Rules........................................................142Setting Limits....................................................................143Group Identity....................................................................144How To Start The First Session....................................................145The Last Session..................................................................148VII. GROUP COUNSELING IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.....................153The Elementary School.............................................................154The Immature Child................................................................159The Passive Child.................................................................161The Hyperactive Child.............................................................163The Secondary School..............................................................165VIII. GROUP COUNSELING AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE TEACHER...............................177The Learning Process..............................................................181The Novelty Effect................................................................181The Expectancy Effect.............................................................182The Socialization Effect..........................................................183Working With Inexperienced...