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EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION STUDIES
REHB 8350 Advanced Group Counseling - 3 credit hours
Lloyd Goodwin, Ph.D., LPC, CRC, MAC, LCAS, ACS, CCS
Office: 4425B Health Sciences
Phone: 744-6292 goodwinL@ecu.edu
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Course Description:
Advanced group counseling theory and practice with individuals with disabilities including mental disorders and substance use disorders in a variety of rehabilitation programs. This course has an experiential group counseling focus. Students participate in a counseling group with a personal growth focus followed by a period of didactic processing of different group counseling theories and techniques. Prerequisites REHB
6301 Counseling Theories, REHB 6310 Counseling Prepracticum, and REHB 6350 or equivalent courses.
Course Objectives:
The primary objectives of this course are for students to:
1. Experience group counseling as a group member.
2. Gain knowledge and understanding of the in therapeutic groups. dynamics and processes that operate
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Gain an understanding of the
Develop skills therapeutic factors
Develop a theoretical and practical framework
operating in group counseling.
in the analysis of people’s behavior in groups (including self).
to conduct group counseling with individuals with health and mental health disorders in any rehabilitation setting.
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Develop advanced leadership skills in group counseling.
Learn how to apply different counseling theories to group counseling.
Gain an understanding of some of the basic research, issues, ethics, and problems in the field of group work in rehabilitation.
8. Work on their own personal growth .
Class Format
First 1 ½ to 2 hours consists of group counseling. This group experience will be primarily a therapeutic counseling group with a personal growth emphasis. Structured exercises may periodically be introduced. Students will take turns leading group sessions
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2 utilizing a variety of theoretical frameworks. Students are free to participate as members in the counseling group at whatever level of involvement they feel comfortable.
Last hour will be devoted to discussing what transpired during the group counseling session. Discussion will focus primarily on group dynamics, personal reactions, insights, counseling theories, and leader interventions. Students will be expected to relate their readings to the discussion.
Course Requirements:
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Readings: The reading of the texts and other assigned readings.
Attendance: Attendance and participation in all of the group activities and subsequent discussion are required. Absences of two or more classes will
adversely affect the student’s grade.
3. Group leadership . Each student will lead at least one group session.
4. Journal/Log: Students are to keep a journal of their perceptions, feelings, reactions, and personal insights. Also, students provide an analysis of the group dynamics and process of each group session to be turned in the following session.
Each journal entry is to include two:
Observations : Briefly describe two events that occurred at that group meeting.
Inferences : Speculate on possible explanations for each event’s occurrence.
Why do you think they did that? Include references from your
readings as well as provide your own insights.
Personal Reactions: When this event occurred what was your personal
reaction? What did you think? What did you feel?
Interventions - What was the intervention, if any? What did you do? What did
the other group members or leader do about it?
5. in
*Put date of group session on each log entry.
Research paper must be 15-30 pages in length in WORD format and submitted both hard copy and as an attachment e-mailed to the professor by April 1. See instructor before proceeding with this project. This is an opportunity to write a manuscript on group work for submission to a professional journal.
Evaluation/Grades:
1. Attendance and participation in all 15 of the group meetings and discussion is
expected. Because of the experiential nature of this course, and the written
assignments (Journal/log entries) generated from these experiences, the following
criteria have been established:
A = Demonstrated excellent group leadership skills and knowledge.
Demonstrated good knowledge of group dynamics and
other group activities through weekly journals/logs and group
processing. Research paper satisfactorily completed. One absence.
B = Demonstrated good group leadership skills and knowledge.
Demonstrated good knowledge of group dynamics and other
group activities through weekly journals/logs and group
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processing. Research paper satisfactorily completed. Two absences.
C = Demonstrated acceptable group leadership skills and
knowledge. Demonstrated good knowledge of group dynamics and
other dynamics through weekly journals/logs and group processing.
Research paper satisfactorily completed. Three absences.
The journal/log
Research paper
will be evaluated on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
will be evaluated on a satisfactory or unsatisfactory basis.
Text (Required):
Corey, G. (2004). Theory and Practice of Group Counseling . (6 th
edition).
Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning.
Texts (Recommended)
Corey, M.S. & Corey, G. (2006) Groups: Process and practice.
7 th
ed. Pacific
Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Corey, G. (2006). I never knew I had a choice.
(8 th
ed.). Pacific Grove, CA:
Brooks/Cole.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (2005). Substance abuse treatment:
Group therapy. TIP 41.
DHHS Publication No. (SMS) 05-3991. U.S.
Dept. of HHS, SAMHSA, Rockville, MD: Author.
Corey, G., Corey, M.S. Callanan, P.J. & Russell, J.M. (1992). Group techniques.
(2 nd ed.) Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole..
DeLucia-Waack, J.L. & Donigian, J. (2004). The practice of multicultural group
work: Visions and perspectives from the field . Monterey, CA:Brooks/Cole.
Dryer, W.W. & Vriend, Jr. (1980). Group Counseling for Personal mastery:
Everything you need to know to lead any group in any setting.
NY:
Sovereign Books.
Dossick, J. & Shea, E. - Creative therapy: Exercises for Groups , 1988. Creative
Therapy II: 52 More Exercises for Groups , 1990. - Creative Therapy III;
52 More Exercises for Groups , 1995.
Elder, I.R. (1990). Conducting group therapy with addicts: A guidebook for professionals.
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books.
Flemming, M. (1990). Conducting support groups for students affected by chemical dependence: A guide for educators and other professionals.
Minneapolis, MN: Johnson Institute.
*Flores, P.J. (1997). Group psychotherapy with addicted populations . (2 nd
ed.)
N.Y.: The Haworth Press.
Gazda, G.M. (1989 ). Group counseling: A developmental approach.
4 th edition.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Gladding, S.T. (2003). Group work: A counseling specialty.
(4 th
ed.). Columbus, OH:
Merrill Prentice Hall.
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Hardy, R.E. & Cull, J.G. (Eds). (1974). Group counseling and therapy techniques in special settings.
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
Jourard, S.M. (1971). The transparent self.
(Rev. edition). New York: D. Van
Nostrand Co.
Kaplan, H.I. & Sadock, B.J. (Eds.) (1993). Comprehensive group psychotherapy.
(3 rd
ed.). Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins.
Lasky, R.G. & Dellorto, A.E. (1979). Group Counseling and Physical Disability .
North Scituate, MA: Duxbury Press.
*Levine, B. & Gallogly, V. (1985). Group therapy with alcoholics: Outpatient and
inpatient approaches.
Beverly Hills, CA: SAGE.
McKay, M. & Paleg, K. (Eds.) (1992). Focal group psychotherapy. Oakland,
CA: New Harbinger Publications.
*Monti, P.M., Abrams, D.B., Kadden, R.M. & Conney, N.L. (1989). Treating alcohol dependence: A coping skills training guide.
NY: Guilford Press.
*National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 800-729-6686 or www.health.org
Rogers, R. L. & McMillin, C.S. (1989). The healing bond: Treating addictions in groups.
NY: W.W. Norton & Co.
Seavey, C. & Finer, T.M. (2001). The group counseling handbook: A practical guide to establishing, marketing, and conducting therapy groups . Dubuque, IO:
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co.
Seligman, M. (1982). Group psychotherapy and counseling with special populations. B altimore, MD: University Park Press.
Seligman, M. (ed.) (1977 ). Group counseling and group psychotherapy with rehabilitation clients.
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
Silverman, P.E. (1980). Mutual help groups: Organization and development.
Beverly Hills, CA: SAGE.
Vannicelli, M. (1992). Removing the roadblocks: Group psychotherapy with substance abusers and family members.
NY: The Guilford Press.
Vannicelli, M. (1989 ). Group psychotherapy with adult children of alcoholics:
Treatment techniques and countertransference considerations.
NY: The
Guilford Press.
Vinogradov, S. & Yalom, I.D. (1989). A concise Guide to Group Psychotherapy .
Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
Yalom, I.D. (1995). The theory and practice of group psychotherapy.
(4 th
ed.).
NY: Basic Books.
Course Outline
Introduction to Group Work
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Overview of the counseling group
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Other types of groups
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Group counseling in a multicultural context
Ethical and Professional Issues in Group Practice
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Group Leadership
Stages of Group Development
Theoretical Approaches to Group Counseling
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The psychoanalytic approach to groups
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Adlerian group counseling
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Psychodrama
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The existential approach to groups
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The person-centered approach to groups
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Gestalt therapy
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Transactional analysis
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Behavioral group therapy
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy in groups
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Reality therapy in groups
Comparisons, Contrasts, and Integration of Group Therapies
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