Group Leadership Skills - Chen, Mei-Whei

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Résumé :
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1. Theories and Assumptions
Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory
Experiential Theory
Object Relations Theory
Family Systems Theory
Brief Therapy
Strength-Based Therapy
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Underlying Assumptions
Keys to Success in Leading Today's Groups
Self-Reflection
Chapter 2. On Becoming a Group Leader
The Development of a Leader
Ideal Qualities of an Effective Group Leader
The Five Phases of Group Leader Development
Three Models of Co-Leadership Practice
Seven Principles of Co-Leadership Practice
Cultivating Your Inner Leader
Starting a Journey to Your Own Inner Peace
Self-Reflection
Chapter 3. Types of Groups and How to Start One From Scratch
Ethical and Professional Guidelines
Types of Groups Not Facilitated by Credentialed Professionals
Types of Groups Led by Credentialed Professionals
Starting a Group From Scratch (I): Program Planning
Starting a Group From Scratch (II): Pregroup Orientation
Starting a Group From Scratch (III): Criteria for Member Selection
Starting a Group From Scratch (IV): Screening Interview
Cases in Point: Screening Interview Notes
Exercises
Chapter 4. Fundamental Skills for Group Facilitation and Intervention
Group Facilitation and Intervention
Leader as Observer-Participant
Basic Principles of Facilitation and Intervention
Basic Facilitation Skills (I): How to Open a Group Session
Basic Facilitation Skills (II): How to Increase Group Mutual Engagement
Basic Intervention Techniques (I): Blocking and Redirecting
Basic Intervention Techniques (II): Refocusing and Correcting
Basic Facilitation Skills (III): Closing a Group Session
Exercises
Chapter 5. The First Session and the Forming Stage
Leadership and the Forming Stage
Leadership Skills for the First Session
Special Considerations for the First Session
Reflections on the First Session
An Overview of the Flow and Time Frame of the First Session
Exercises
Chapter 6. Leading Structured Group Sessions
Mandated Groups: How to Make Them Work
I. Structured Exercises for Mandated Groups
II. Structured Exercises for Psychoeducational Groups
III. Structured Exercises for Counseling Groups
Misuse of Structured Exercises
How to Conduct Structured Exercises
How to Process After Structured Exercises
Other Considerations During Processing
Various Examples of Structured Communication Exercises
Cases in Point: Participant Reflections on Structured Exercises
An Overview of the Flow and Time Frame of a Structured Session
Exercises
Chapter 7. Leading Semistructured Groups: Working on Agenda Items
Features of Semistructured Groups
Getting Agenda Contracts
Toward a More Personal Level of Self-Disclosure
Facilitating a Safe and Supportive Group Interaction
Facilitating Giving There-and-Then Feedback
Intervention Techniques
Cases in Point
An Overview of the Session Flow and Time Frame of a Semistructured Group Session
Exercises
Chapter 8. Unstructured Groups-Basic Level
Features of Unstructured Groups
Leadership Principles of Unstructured Groups
Easing Members Into Self-Disclosure by Working on Multiple Member Concerns
Methods of Working on Multiple Member Concerns Simultaneously
Low-Intensity Here-and-Now Disclosure
Baby Steps Toward Here-And-Now Feedback
Making Meanings Out of Difficult Life Experiences
Intervention Techniques for Unstructured Groups-Basic Level
A Case In Point
An Overview of the Flow and Time Frame of a B...

Biographie:

Dr. Chen is a professor at Northeastern Illinois University. She teaches group counseling, individual counseling, theories in counseling and
psychotherapy, mental health counseling, grief counseling, and stress management. In addition, she maintains her own private practice, on the
side, in Illinois.

She has received three Faculty Excellence Awards from Northeastern Illinois University. As well, she received the Beverly Brown Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Group Counseling from the Illinois Association for Specialists in Group Work (IASGW).

Besides the text of Group Leadership Skills, Dr. Chen also publishes Individual Counseling and Therapy: Skills and Techniques (3rd edition coming out in 2018) and has published many journal articles in related areas.