Group a counseling specialty 7e pearson by t gladding chapter 13

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Chapter 13

Groups for Adults

Prepared by: Nathaniel N Ivers, Wake Forest

University

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Roadmap

 Adulthood

 Setting up Groups for Adults

 Types of Groups with Adults

 Strengths and Limitations of Group Work with Adults

mental, social, and emotional maturity

growth often characterized by a certain

20 and 65 years

and midlife (40-65 years).

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Setting Up Groups for Adults

 Coming up with a theme for the group

 Identifying necessities or obligations

 Making clear the purpose of the group

Types of Groups for Adults

run for adults than for any other age or

stage of the population

groups conducted for adults (Hulse-Killacky et al., 2001)

to explore personal issues of adulthood and

to help with lifestyle transitions

& Leszcz, 2005)

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Groups for College Students

 Formal and informal groups are found many places on campus

 Millennial students tend to use college counseling centers more frequently and for more severe problems than previous generations

 Groups on college campuses for

prevention and remediation

Groups for College Students

 Psychoeducational Groups

 Self-esteem

 Depression management

 Career-awareness and self-exploration

 Counseling groups

 Helpful for excessively self-critical students

(Phelps & Luke, 1995)

 Psychotherapeutic Types of Groups

 Helpful for adult children of alcoholics

 Survivors of sexual abuse

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Groups for Adults in Midlife

 Psychoeducational Groups

 With the exception of task/work groups,

these the most common

 Geared toward learning and wellness

 Counseling and Psychotherapeutic

 Focused on making choices and changes

 Common types of groups include grief/loss, career and job support, survivors of suicide, victims of abuse groups

Groups for Men

 Types of groups

 Consciousness-raising (C-R) Group (Garfield, 2010)

 Support and psychoeducational groups for single, custodial fathers

 Groups can help men identify personal and general concerns of being male and ways

to deal constructively with issues and

problems they face

 Can be difficult to get men to participate in groups

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Groups for Women

 “Traced to the consciousness-raising

groups of the 1960s and 1970s” (Horne, 1999, p 232)

 For certain issues, women do better in

women-only treatment groups (Kauffman et al., 1995; Singh & Hofsess, 2011)

Groups for Women

 Rape survivors’ groups

 Relationship groups

 Eating disorders groups

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Groups for Couples and Families

 Parent Education Groups

 Couples and Family Group Therapy

 Multiple-Family Group Therapy

Groups for the Divorced and

Widowed

 Group related to the emotional impact of separation (Addington, 1992)

 Groups related to the emotional response

of separation

 Parents Without Partners (PWP)

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Groups for Remarried Couples

 Michael’s (2006) six-session group

 Developmental

 Nurturing

 Strengthening

couples-focused activities

Groups for Adult Offenders

 “People involved in the criminal justice

system”

 “Includes both incarcerated and

nonincarcerated offenders” (Morgan et al., 2014, p 441)

 Low level of trust

 High levels of anger, frustration, and sense of deprivation

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Groups for Adult Offenders

 Common groups

sexual offense

Life-Threatening Illnesses

 Groups have been employed as a way of treating people with life-threatening

diseases

 Offer the following:

built up

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Strengths of Adult Groups

 Save money

 Are effective

 Help to alter nonproductive behavior

 Motivate adults to work on concerns

Limitations of Adult Groups

 Challenges with scheduling

 Difficulties associated with

passive-aggressive behavior

 Difficulties in Screening and assembling group members who have a common

focus

 Challenges associated with past beliefs and behavioral problems