TY - BOOK AU - Jacobs, Ed E. AU - Masson, Robert L., AU - Harvill, Riley L. TI - Group counseling : strategies and skills SN - 0534367577 9780534367572 AV - BF637.C6 J34 PY - 2002/// CY - Pacific Grove, CA : PB - Thomson Learning/Brooks/Cole KW - Group counseling KW - Leadership. N1 - Includes index; 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 ER -