Contents: Introduction -- Stages of groups, group process and therapeutic forces -- Purpose of groups -- Planning -- Getting started: the beginning stage and beginning phase -- Basic skills for group leaders -- Focus -- Cutting off and drawing out -- Rounds and dyads -- Exercises -- Introducing, conducting and processing exercises -- Leading the middle stage of a group -- Counselling and therapy in groups -- Closing a session or group -- Dealing with problem situations -- Working with specific populations -- Issues in group counselling -- Appendix A: Best practice guidelines: Association for specialist in group work -- Appendix B: Principles for diversity- competent group workers: Association for specialists in group work.