Group Counseling and Groupwork

There are a number of different groups that have their own focus and purpose. One group is designed for the members to acquire information and skills. It may be preventative, growth-oriented or remedial This most nearly defines which kind of group?

• psychotherapy

• self-help

• psychoeducation

• guidance

Members respond different when in an actual group. Which of the following is NOT a role often assumed by group members

• blocking

• training

• facilitative/building

• maintenance

Even before the group is constituted, an important function for the group leader is

• reviewing group theory

• arranging for a coleader

• reading the code of ethics for group counseling

• screening potential members

Shawna is leading a group which is meeting for the third time. She noted that the eight members are showing a lot of resistance to the process and to her as leader. They are questioning the purpose of the group's existence. It is likely that the next stage for this group to move into is

• working

• consolidation and termination

• transition

• forming

A new community mental health agency has been established and its stated goals are to work with the community in terms of psychoeducation with a focus on children before they graduate from high school. To stretch their resources, they hope to conduct the majority of their work through small and large groups. An overall name that may be ascribed to these groups is

• process

• tertiary

• outcome

• primary

A corrections counselor working in a juvenile detention center hopes to start a group. The teenagers in the center are of varying races and cultures. Which of the following statements is NOT true

• Extent of the teenager's acculturation may determine willingness to participate

• Some cultures discourage sharing of personal and family issues with others of different races and cultures

• Group participants from a variety of cultures and backgrounds have a high degree of understanding of other member's circumstances

• Group leaders must understand the historical and systemic factors pertinent to such group members

When there are two leaders conducting a group, they must be sensitive to several issues which can impact the group's performance. Which of the following can be a negative factor in co-leading a group?

• conflicting theoretical orientations of group leaders

• co-leaders should process the co-leading regularly

• it may be helpful if one leader is male and the other female

• co-leaders can take on roles and serve as models for group members to observe and learn from

Being a member of a group often sends a powerful message to members that they are not alone and unique in the issues being addressed by the group. This phenomenon is commonly called

• linking

• universality

• conhesion

• group dynamics

Group members with very different individual counseling orientations have applied their theoretical approach to their group work. One group leader concentrates on the here and now with the members and uses a variety of exercises with the focus on actions and insight although affect is not ignored. This could be categorized as a _____ group

• transactional

• gestalt

• reality

• behavioral

Although group effectiveness is difficult to define and is related to the purpose and leadership of the group, some general principles have been agreed upon. For example, group processes are most effective when the group

• works on several group tasks simultaneously, thereby increasing the efficiency of the group

• has an authoritarian leader who maintains interpersonal rules and directions

• develops new ways of functioning in response to emerging needs and patterns of interaction among group members

• identified group members who inhibit movement towards the group's goals