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Gray, Tara M.; Rubel, Deborah – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2018
The purpose of this study was to develop a grounded theory of how adolescents experience the cohesion process in rural school counseling groups. A total of 20 individual interviews with 7 participants were conducted. Data analysis generated the central category of the cohesion process as "sticking together," which describes a "tight…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Counseling, Adolescent Development, Grounded Theory
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Villalba, José A.; Gonzalez, Laura M.; Hines, Erik M.; Borders, L. DiAnne – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2014
Parental involvement is crucial to facilitating a child's high school success and enhancing their post-secondary opportunities. Unfortunately, the ability for Latina/o parents and guardians to engage in parental involvement is hindered by a general lack of familiarity with U.S. educational systems and post-secondary options. With these…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Participation, Hispanic American Students, Barriers
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Saltmarsh, Robert E.; And Others – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1986
Describes a practical conceptualization of group process and management, titled the TRAC model (tasking, relating, acquiring, contacting), which takes into consideration the changing nature of group life. (Author)
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Models
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Gill, Stephen Joel; Schumaker, Julie A. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1987
Describes the role that group workers can play in program evaluation. Encourages people who are skilled conducting groups to apply their skills to program evaluation. Discusses the competencies and preparation necessary to function in the combined roles of evaluator and group worker. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Group Membership, Group Structure, Leadership, Program Evaluation
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Blustein, David L. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1982
Explores the uses of informal groups in cross-cultural counseling including the use of indigenous support systems and informal groups. Concludes that counselors will gain enhanced sensitivity in the process of observing and interacting with clients from a different culture. (Author/MCF)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Interrelationships, Group Counseling, Group Structure
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Hipple, John – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1982
Provides an overview of essential aspects of starting and maintaining a counseling group for suicidal individuals. Considers group purpose, member and therapist selection, therapeutic style, group size, length of treatment, areas of difficulty, and areas for discussion. (Author/MCF)
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Coping, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Selection
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Roark, Albert E.; Roark, Anne Borders – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1979
All groups have the same amount of structure. There are basically six elements of group structure. They are membership, members, and leaders; physical structure, group quarters, and member arrangements; time; activities; norms and interaction patterns; and purposes, goals, and objectives. The article explores these components. (Author/CMG)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Counseling Theories, Counselors, Group Counseling
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Kassera, Mary; Kassera, Wayne – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1979
The opening session of a group presents special problems for the group leader. Focuses on structured activities which can serve to reduce these early negative reactions and promote feelings of security, identity, and belongingness in the group members. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Counselors, Group Counseling, Group Dynamics
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Caple, Richard B.; Cox, Patti L. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1989
College students (N=64), divided into 10 groups, completed the Personal Anticipations Questionnaire prior to group experience, Group Attitude Scale several times during group experience, and Group Satisfaction Scale following group experience. Results showed that group member expectations were related to group cohesion or attraction to group.…
Descriptors: College Students, Expectation, Group Experience, Group Membership
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Konstam, Varda – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1995
Describes the group process, specifically as it evolved with respect to anger in cardiac transplantation recipients and their families. Discusses the implications of these findings for professionals working in group settings with recipients and their families. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Anger, Coping, Group Counseling, Group Dynamics
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Juhnke, Gerald A.; Osborne, W. Larry – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1997
Describes a solution-focused debriefing group model for adult survivors of violence, which integrates Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) and solution-focused counseling techniques. Discusses how to debrief team members, group size, the seven stages of CISD, and solution-focused debriefing group techniques. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling Techniques, Group Counseling, Group Structure
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Treadwell, Thomas W.; Kumar, V. K.; Stein, Steven A.; Prosnick, Kevin – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1997
Reviews basic sociometric tools and their analysis, provides information on computer programs to analyze sociometric data, and briefly examines considerations in conducting sociometric investigations. Looks at the social atom (significant others), constructing sociometry questions, and offers an analysis of individual status and interactional…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Interaction Process Analysis
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Foley, Pamela F.; Smith, John E. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1999
Describes a one-day psychoeducational group for survivors of a recent organizational downsizing. Principal goal of the group is to prevent "Layoff Survivor Syndrome" through instruction and group exercises designed to normalize common responses and increase awareness of positive coping strategies. Provides descriptions of group…
Descriptors: Coping, Dislocated Workers, Emotional Response, Group Structure
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Wilborn, Bobbie L.; Muro, James J. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1979
Advocates at least a modicum of counselor structure for effective group functioning. Helping the group define goals and set limits provides the membership with a sense of purpose and assists individuals toward the achievement of those goals. (Author)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Counseling Theories, Counselors, Group Counseling
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Pulvino, Charles J.; Post, Phyllis B. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1979
Provides a rationale for the use of mental imagery as a primary counseling process in structured small group experiences. This purpose is based on assertions that mental imagery can facilitate client learning. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Experiential Learning, Group Counseling, Group Dynamics
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