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Group Counseling, 2007.
This paper reviews the research on group counseling and college students.
1,910 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 18 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper describes the group counseling process. The author points out that this literature review upholds the view that group therapy among college-aged students is 'just as' if not 'more' effective in therapy-based interventions with motivation for change, a determinative factor in the success of this type of intervention. The paper states that group-counseling intervention is under-utilized by college-aged students.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Introduction
Group Counseling Defined
Effective Group Counseling
Group Design - Theoretical Framework is Pluralistic in Nature Group Stages
Group Counseling Found to be "As Effective" as Individual Counseling
Group Counseling Under-Utilized by College Students
Summary and Conclusion
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"These stages are often referred to as "forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning." The first stage of 'dependency' or 'forming' is a time when members explore the group and themselves and establish trust. The second stage of 'conflict' or 'storming' may be either "overt or covert. The type and amount of conflict that is generated relates to how much jockeying for position goes on in the group." Stage three is 'cohesion' or 'norming' in which a "spirit of we-ness" is established and each person feels a part of the group which is conducive to "productive sharing"."
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Group Counseling, 2008.
A discussion comparing and contrasting what the views are in current literature on the subject of group counseling.
4,001 words (approx. 16.0 pages), 12 sources, APA, £ 77.95
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The paper explores group counseling and examines what group counseling actually is and what the purpose of group counseling is. The paper continues and examines ethics in counseling and specifically those ethics of the Christian counselor in maintaining Biblical principles in counseling and what the ethical requirements of the Christian counselor are. The paper comments that findings in this work include the important and key role of the group leader or facilitator in keeping the interactions and communications positive in order to avoid harm to group members.
Outline:
Introduction
Methodology
Key Terms and Definitions
Background to the Study
Compare/Contrast Current Views on Group Counseling
Summary And Conclusion
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"Throughout the remainder of the 20th century, groups emerged as an increasingly popular mode of intervention in psychotherapy and counseling settings." (Stockton, Morran, and Krieger, 2004) Group methods are popular in use today "across a wide variety of settings to assist clients who present with a diverse range of goals and concerns," (Stockton, Morran and Krieger, 2004) Group counseling is an approach to treatment that is considered to have the same relevant effectiveness as individual counseling. There are various methods used in the group counseling therapy and there are very few studies to provide solid evidence of the direction the group leader should take however, preliminary findings do state that positive interaction with the group leader and the members of the group is vital to successful intervention. Group counseling is known to have benefits including."
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Group Counseling Therapy, 2002.
Presents a rationale for group counseling.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, £ 50.95
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Presents a rationale for group counseling. Components of the group encounter process. Group dynamics. Transpersonal interaction. Leader intervention. Theory and philosophy. Guidelines for group therapists. Counseling strategies. Impact of diversity & multicultural strategies. Compares group counseling with other therapies: Alderian, Existential, Person-centered & Rational-emotive-behavior theories. Advantages & disadvantages.
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"This research examines group counseling therapy. The research will set forth a rationale for group counseling and then discuss a personal philosophy of group counseling, comparing and contrasting it with Adlerian, existential, person-centered, and rational-emotive-behavior theories of the therapeutic experience.
Part 1. Rationale for Group Counseling
As Corey notes (2000, p. 3), professional interest in psychotherapy structured around group dynamics has been growing for some time, although the precise shape that a group may take is often a function of "the needs of a diverse clientele." That means the facilitator/therapist has a great deal of discretion in shaping a group. That in turn means that there is a significant degree of responsibility in the choices a therapist might ..."
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Individual and Group Counseling, 2002.
Analysis of the effectiveness of individual and group counseling for children of divorced or separated parents.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 11 sources, £ 69.95
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This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the effectiveness of individual counseling and group counseling in helping children who are experiencing divorce or separation in their families.
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Group Counseling, 2004.
A review of Peggy Papp's book, "The Process of Change", a practical guidebook to group counseling.
2,191 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper discusses group therapy through a chapter-by-chapter review of the book, "The Process of Change", written by Peggy Papp. The paper describes the purpose in writing this book as to provide a practical guide exploring couple and family therapy within a systems framework. The paper claims that the book is useful in providing central ideas related to family therapy techniques and interventions. The paper explores a step-by-step process that therapists can use to combine theory and practice. To demonstrate the writer's ideas completely, the paper presents several case analyses.
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"In this chapter Peggy begins by discussing the definition of system, suggesting that the term has become ?clich?? and lost its meaning in family therapy settings (p. 6). I am impressed with her emphasis on the idea that systems thinking should entail examining events within the context that they occur in, with attention being focused on ?connections and relationships? instead of individual characteristics (p. 7). Far too easy is it in a therapeutic setting to focus on individual events rather than the person, picture, family or situation as a whole. This approach is necessary to determine patterns and get at the core of problems."
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Domestic Violence and Group Counseling, 2002.
A discussion of the causes of domestic violence and its treatment with an emphasis on group counseling.
2,303 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 15 sources, MLA, £ 50.95
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This paper attempts to put forward the complexity of domestic violence and its embeddedness in human culture. It discusses how it is not a problem only in the United States, or only in certain parts of the world but is a problem of violence and control that exists in many societies.
It looks at the policy decision in the United States that domestic
violence is unacceptable behavior and how it is necessary to change behaviors of both victims and offenders in order to reduce, or eliminate,
the problem. It evaluates how offenders groups have proved to be successful in many instances as well as a coordinated community intervention for domestic violence.
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"In working with perpetrators who are either voluntary attendees at offender groups, or involuntary attendees who have some sense that their behavior is unjustifiable, there are several approaches to use. Most use some combination of anger management training, along with teaching of improved interpersonal skills. One of the most important of those is communication skills. In their study, Whitchurch and Pace (1993) suggested that communication skills intervention, and training, would actually be helpful to both parties in a domestic violence situation. They approach the problem from a relational perspective, indicating that the treatment literature supports communication skills training as the best means to change communication patterns between the partners. In some instances of domestic violence that is limited to verbal violence, this might be sufficient, but additional interventions are necessary when physical, or sexual, assault is involved in the abuse pattern."
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Counseling Group, 2007.
This paper presents a proposal for the use of group therapy in the search for a successful treatment for obesity.
2,159 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 17 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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In this article, the writer focuses on finding efficient treatment for obesity among female college students. The suggested therapeutic approach is group therapy, for reasons which are detailed in the paper. The selection of the population is made on a voluntary basis, through class announcements and bulletin boards. The writer concentrates on the aspects of group therapy (theoretical debates and importance), selection of the participants and group method, starting assumption and expected results. Moreover, the methodological theoretical framework of constituting the groups and the work with the patients is presented and detailed. The writer concludes that as the cases of obese and overweight people are multiplying in the United States, the importance of treatment and therapy has also become a matter of social importance.
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"The fact that the persons involved in this therapeutical project are exclusively women can be supported by several theoretical arguments. First of all, women are more concerned with and more affected by the aesthetic norms than men, which is basically a reflection of a socially manufactured division of roles and of a certain definition of feminity. Second, the cultural factors are corroborated with the family environment, particulalrly a stress placed on the importance of appearance for future success in the discourse of the adults, when socializing the female child for her future social and family life. The combination of all these factors - cultural patterns and constrains, family environment, media and the stereotype of beauty - make women more susceptible to be affected by eating disorders than men. Even if obesity is not an exclusively feminine attribute, but it is almost as common between men, they do not perceive it as an obstacle for their social existence or for their self-esteem, correlating it rather with health issues."
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"Counseling American Minorities", 2006.
A reaction paper to Donald Atkinson's book about providing counseling to minority groups in the U.S.A.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 48.95
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"Counseling American Minorities" (2003) by Donald Atkinson offers potentially useful information for current and future counseling practitioners, about culturally aware and sensitive approaches to counseling minority group members currently living in the United States.
This paper reviews the book and argues that Atkinson effectively explores the complex therapeutic implications of working with culturally diverse clients.
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"The first chapter also points out that although "minorities" are frequently regarded, especially by European-descended Caucasian Americans (still the large majority of counselors in America today), as somehow one large amalgamated block, of people "different from ourselves", the four minority groups discussed within the book are extremely distinct from one another: in values; beliefs; assumptions; attitudes; historical backgrounds, encounters with particular kinds of prejudices, and real life experiences."
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Multicultural Counseling, 2005.
This paper is an extensive narrative about multicultural counseling training and application as well as descriptive information about major minority groups.
6,605 words (approx. 26.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 108.95
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This paper explains that as a multicultural society, the United States is composed of many micro societies, which do not necessarily blend into a single macro society; therefore counselors working with minority cultures must understand each minority society and challenge themselves to be creative and dynamic in providing sensitive and effective counseling to these individuals. The author points out that multicultural counseling should encompass personalization as well as group identification to serve the population with well rounded and effective counseling. The paper relates that in addition to the typical ethnic categories such as African-American, American Indian or Haitians, other minority groups and cultures include sexual minorities, women, the elderly and the disabled.
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"Like African-Americans, American Indians and Alaskan Natives suffered injudicious and atrocities at the hands of White Imperial Europeans. In the writings of Matthiessen (1984), the author weaves a tragic story of many American Indians who not only lost land but also gaming grounds and spiritual traditions associated with certain locations or animals. Yet through it all, Matthiessen (1984) captures the sadness the American Indian has for the white man who is half-blind and could gain much so much from all traditional peoples. In an example of the disregard for Indian culture, the US government moved Navajo Indians into a region revered by the Hopi Indian. The Navajo, having no connection to the Black Mesa region and pressured to stem statistics of infant mortality and poverty of their people, began mining the area to create jobs and income. The side effects of this mining included deep changes in these Indians' regret for the destruction of the land and a new unattractive interest in money."
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Book Reports on Counseling, 2004.
This paper studies three books: 'Brief Counseling in Action' by John M. Littrell, 'Counseling Children and Adolescents' by Ann Vernon and 'Career Counseling' by Norman C. Gysbers, Mary J. Heppner and Joseph A. Johnston.
4,725 words (approx. 18.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 119.95
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This paper provides book report on three books regarding counseling. The three books discussed are: 'Brief Counseling in Action' by John M. Littrell, 'Counseling Children and Adolescents' by Ann Vernon and 'Career Counseling' by Norman C. Gysbers, Mary J. Heppner and Joseph A. Johnston. The reports examine the author's main points. The writer of this article discusses the validity of these points, critical issues raised, language used, types of evidence (primary, secondary) and looks at what the books have in common. The paper also discusses the relevance of the books to a B.A. degree in Counseling and reveals what was learned from the books.
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"This book is an introduction to brief therapy for counselors and counseling students that will enable the reader to establish the mindset for brief counseling. It will help them master the key steps in the solution-focused model and acquire the necessary techniques for speeding up the action. The book uses many vignettes and three in-depth single-session cases demonstrating the use of brief counseling in different settings such as schools, counseling centers and in private ... "
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Successful Counseling, 2002.
A review of the article ?Person-Centered Counseling: The Culture? by Ann Shanks Glauser and Jerold Bozarth about successful counseling.
773 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 19.95
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The paper analyzes the article ?Person-Centered Counseling: The Culture? by Ann Shanks Glauser and Jerold Bozarth which explores the conditions that are necessary for successful counseling and focuses especially on the specialty of multicultural counseling. It discusses the argument that person-centered counselling is at the very heart of success in counseling and that the relationship between the client and counselor and the client?s situational and personal resources are the essential variables that determine its success. It provides statistical evidence for the relative unimportance of counseling technique noting that only 15% of the success variance of the counseling relationship comes from technique whereas 30% of the success variance comes from the client-counsellor relationship and an impressive 40% comes from extratherapeutic variables or chance occurrences. It explores the variables of the client-therapist relationship and the extratherapeutic variables of the client and concludes that the article is well-researched and internally consistent.
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"The authors then go on to explore the variables of the client-therapist relationship and the extratherapeutic variables of the client. They note that ?most theories consider the (client-therapist) relationship as critical?. A successful relationship is defined by the counselor?s empathy for the client, seen in his or her genuineness with the client, and the counselor?s true respect and value for the client. Glauser and Bazarth note, ?Making judgments about people\'s humanity and its quality due to established criteria is to rely on tired but extremely powerful discourses steeped in oppression.?"
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Effective Counseling, 2005.
An investigation into methods of counseling that are most effective within the context of cross-cultural counseling.
1,657 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 12 sources, APA, £ 38.95
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This paper conducts an observational and investigational analysis of what the critical factors are that determine an effective cross-cultural counseling relationship. More specifically, the researcher attempts to investigate the following question: "What method of counseling is most effective in enabling a counselor to build rapport and trust in a cross cultural context." The researcher conducts a comprehensive review of the literature available on cross cultural counseling and counseling competencies in order to determine what factors may impact the counseling relationship with particular regard to cross-cultural relationships.
Abstract
Introduction
Significance of the Study
Hypothesis
Method
Literature Review
Results
Discussion
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"According to research the most important aspect of cross-cultural counseling that needs to be examined is how a practice is conceptualized(Bogo, George & Tsang, 2003). Traditional counseling methods are often defined as "ethnocentric" even though the client base that many practitioners work from is ethno culturally diverse in nature (McNeill, Horn & Perez, 1995). Many practitioners unfortunately still believe that ethnicity is not a dimension of identity, but rather see it as a client characteristic, thus their practices do not work to embrace ethnic identity as an experience to be shared by all parties involved in the counseling process (Bogo, George & Tsang, 2003)."
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Online Counseling, 2007.
This paper discusses the field of counseling via the Internet in comparison to traditional methods of counseling.
1,120 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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In this article the writer aims to explore how much satisfaction online counseling brings to clients as compared to the traditional process of face-to-face counseling. The writer looks at changing elements within the field as online counseling continuously grows, achieving success. This paper attempts to explain what methods and modalities work in favor of online counseling and those that yield the highest client satisfaction. Further, the writer points out that legal and ethical issues continue to be a concern when using this new method of counseling. This paper explores the works and areas that increase client satisfaction of online counseling.
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"Moreover, according to Leibert's and his colleagues' findings, the foremost benefit to patients why online counseling appeals to them is the preservation of their privacy and anonymity. This is especially true to people who are uncomfortable with the traditional method of therapy and are unable to acquire counseling services because of fear of revealing their identity. With online counseling, such kind of people is already able to get counseling service. Renee Gedge indicates that 91% of people with anxiety disorders prefer therapy served online.
Further advantages found from online counseling is its accessibility to clients. Through online counseling, people who have busy schedules can still acquire therapy without the need to travel. Just by sitting in front of their computers and accessing online counseling services, they can still continue their therapeutic sessions."
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Counseling and Young Adulthood, 2007.
An examination of the period of young adulthood, with an emphasis on the counseling issues that come up during this life stage.
3,454 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 69.95
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This paper looks at the life stage developments that occur during the ages of 18 through 35, as well as the characteristics of the members of this age group, and assesses their cognitive and psycho-social skills. It then discusses the psychological disorders that are typical at this age group, such as depression and stress-related disorders. Factors that contribute to the development of these disorders, including relevant life changes, are also discussed. The last section looks at how effective therapy or counseling techniques can help young adults address these common psychological disorders in young adulthood. It also suggests how counseling techniques such as psychoanalysis and cognitive-behavior therapy can be modified in order to address the special needs and disorders associated with this period.
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Young Adulthood
Common Disorders and Counseling Methods
Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Counseling and Young Adulthood
Works Cited
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"In purely physical terms, young adulthood encompasses only minor physiological changes, compared to those that occur at puberty. People can experience additional modest gains in height and in muscle development from their late teens to their early twenties, but generally do not experience major physical changes until middle age. However, young adulthood is a period of profound psychosocial and cognitive developments. Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development builds on the work of Sigmund Freud. Like Freud, Erikson basis his theory on the idea that internal, biological factors largely determine one's personality. However, while Freud's theory stops at adolescence, Erikson's psychosocial stages continue into adulthood.
Erikson believed that a person's social and cultural surroundings had a strong influence on one's psycho-social development."
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