Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (March 30, 2019) © 2020

  • Samuel T. Gladding Wake Forest University
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  • A print copy
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  • Chapter overviews
  • Case studies
  • 120+ new & updated references

For courses in Group Counseling

Current, comprehensive, and clearly written, this book gives readers what they need to know about group therapy, group counseling, and work groups. Groups: A Counseling Specialty is a comprehensive look at groups, covering the history of group work, the dynamics of groups, leadership in groups, ethical issues in groups, multicultural aspects of groups, stages of group development, groups across the life span, and the theoretical basis for working with groups. The coverage is current, the style is clear and interesting, and the book challenges students to reflect on what they have learned, as well as on their own experiences in groups.

  • 1. Types of Groups and Group Work
  • 2. Group Dynamics
  • 3. Effective Group Leadership
  • 4. Forming a Group
  • 5. The Transition Period in a Group: Storming and Norming
  • 6. The Working Stage in a Group: Performing
  • 7. Closing a Group
  • 8. Diversity and Social Justice in Group Work
  • 9. Specialty Groups and Creativity in Groups
  • 10. Ethical and Legal Aspects of Working with Groups
  • 11. Groups for Children
  • 12. Groups for Adolescents
  • 13. Groups for Adults
  • 14. Groups for Older Adults
  • 15. Reality Therapy, Adlerian, and Person-centered Groups
  • 16. Existential, Gestalt, Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy, and Transactional Analysis Groups
  • 17. Solution-focused, Narrative, and Psychodrama Groups
  • 18. History of Group Work
  • Appendix A: Some Prominent Self-Help Group Organizations

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