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2012 Brooks/C
ole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc.
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by Gerald Corey
Eighth Edition ©2012Brooks/Cole Publishing a Division of Cengage
Learning
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ole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc.
In the U.S. and abroad
Used for therapeutic and/or educational purposes
Used in a variety of settings
Often more effective than the individual approach
May need training beyond graduate school
3Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (1)
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Has preventive and remedial aims Educational, personal, social, or vocational focus Kind of group determines goals
Advantages of group counseling A re-creation of members’ everyday world Opportunities to give and receive feedback Understanding and support
4Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (2)
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Group psychotherapy
Psychoeducational groups
Task facilitation groups
5Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (3)
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Multicultural group work entails:
appreciating diversity in all forms
challenging cultural encapsulation and addressing Eurocentric assumptions and biases associated with existing theories
examining ourselves as contextual/cultural beings
assuming nontraditional roles
6Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (4)
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Guidelines: Learn more about your own cultural background
Identify your basic assumptions about diversity
Adopt a self-in-relation perspective
Respect individual differences and recognize that all encounters are multicultural
7Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (5)
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Guidelines: Identify universal concerns and common ground
Allow culturally diverse clients to teach you how best to serve them
Prepare clients for a successful group experience and teach them to adapt their group experience to their everyday lives
Be flexible in applying methods
8Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 1 (6)