Great groups : creating and leading effective groups /: creating and leading effective groups. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David R. Hutchinson, Johnson State University ; Illustrations by Hans Bednar.
• Authors: Hutchinson, David R
• Contents: Chapter 1: An Invitation to Group Work; A Rationale for Group Work; Some Practical Reasons for Leading Groups; Great Groups Can Do Great Things for People; Challenges of Group Work; Group Work in Context: A Brief Historical Perspective; Great Groups in Action: A Case Vignette; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 2: Becoming a Great Group Leader; Effective Group Leadership; Characteristics of Effective Group Leaders; Other Key Leadership Ingredients: Kindness, Enthusiasm, and Grit; The Importance of Your Self-Awareness; The Importance of Cultural Awareness; The Importance of Professional--Including Ethical--Preparation; Effective Group Leadership: Leadership Style; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 3: The Varieties of Groups; Different Groups for Different Purposes; Process and Content in Groups; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 4: Putting Group Theory Into Practice; The Importance of Theory to Your Group Work; Group Development and Dynamics; What People Need in Groups; What People Learn in Groups; What People Can Get in Groups That Become Cohesive; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 5: Laying the Foundation: Developing Theoretical and Ethical Competency; Counseling Theory and Group Work; Establishing an Ethical Foundation for Leading Groups: Considerations for Leaders; Ethical Considerations Leaders Have for Members; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 6: Planning for a New Group; The New Group; Other Planning Concerns; Planning for the New Directions Group; Reflection Exercise: Planning for a New Group; Group Fishbowl Lab Practice: Planning; Concluding Thoughts: Some Final Planning Advice; For Further Thoughts; References; Chapter 7: Getting Your Group Started; Starting a New Group; Essential Tasks: What Needs to Happen in a New Group; Essential Skills for Starting a New Group; Starting the New Directions Group; Reflection and Discussion Exercise: How Would You Start this New Group?; Pitfalls to Avoid in Starting a New Group; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 8: Your Group Is Engaging; Leading the Engaging Group; The Hallmarks of the Engaging Group: Anxiety, Resistance, and Problem; Essential Tasks for the Engaging Group; Essential Skills for Working With the Engaging Group; Some Specific Suggestions on Using Skills for Problem Behaviors; The New Directions Group Engages; Group Fishbowl Lab Practice; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 9: Leading the Working (Norming-Performing) Group; Great Groups in Action: A Group Vignette; The Group Settles Into Some Regular Norms and Roles; Promoting Positive Norms and Roles: Moving Towards Cohesion; Hallmarks of the Group That Is Performing Well; Essential Skills for the Working Group; The New Directions Group Is Working; What to Do When It Is Not Working; Group Fishbowl Lab Practice: Using Exercises to Promote Group Cohesion; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 10: Ending Your Group; About Endings; The Meaning of Endings; Your Group's Feelings About Ending; Resistance to Ending; Unplanned Endings: Dealing With Dropouts; How to End Your Group; Essential Skills for Ending a Group; Ending the New Directions Group; Reflection Exercise: Ending a Group; Group Fishbowl Lab Practice: Planning for Ending; Measuring Success; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 11: Groups Across the Life Span; Groups for Children and Adolescents; Groups for Women; Groups for Men; Groups for Older People; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 12: Specialized Groups; Groups for People With Addictions Issues; Groups for People With Serious, Persistent Mental Illness; Groups for People With Issues Related to Violence and Criminality; Groups for Victims of Violence; Groups for Grieving People; Reflection and Group Fishbowl Lab Exercise; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References; Chapter 13: Final Thoughts: Taking Care - The Personal and Political; Staying Healhty; Reflection and Group Fishbowl Lab Exercise: Focused Awareness of Your Various "Selves"; Staying Fresh and Alive - and Avoiding Burnout; Becoming and Effective Advocate and Activist; Concluding Thoughts; For Further Thought; References;
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages)
• Subjects: 302/.14; Small groups -- Psychological aspects; Group relations training; Group relations training; Small groups -- Psychological aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483324180; 1483324184
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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