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Publication Date: 2013
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Conceptualizing Group Dynamics from Our Clients' Perspective: Development of the Conceptualization of Group Dynamics Inventory
Tate, Kevin A.; Rivera, Edil Torres; Conwill, William L.; Miller, M. David; Puig, Ana
Journal for Specialists in Group Work, v38 n2 p146-168 2013
There is a clear call in group counseling practice and training for evidence-based practice (ACA, 2005; ASGW, 2008; CACREP, 2009). At the same time, group counselors also are asked to keep clients' experience at the center of their work (ASGW, 2012). This article outlines the authors' effort to develop and study an instrument designed to measure group counselors' conceptualization skill using group members' subjective perceptions as a foundation. Descriptions of the instrument's internal reliability, construct validity, and generalizability will be presented, as well as suggestions for conducting research on this instrument in future studies. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Evidence, Group Dynamics, Construct Validity, Group Counseling, Measures (Individuals), Item Analysis, Generalizability Theory, Program Validation, Group Experience, Skill Analysis, Competence, Concept Formation, Caseworker Approach, Factor Structure, Demography, Test Construction, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Interest Inventories
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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