Counseling and Student Affairs Program
College of Education
TPH 409
1 Big Red Way
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-3576
CNS 554 Group Counseling
Fall 2002
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| Credit Hour | Three Semester Hours | ||||
| Instructor | Dr. N.B. Minatrea, LISW, LPCC, NCC, NCACII, CADC |
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| Office hours | Tate Page
Hall, 4th floor, room #409F Monday 8:00am - 12:00pm Tuesday 3:00pm - 5:00pm Wednesday 8:00am - 10:00am Thursday 8:00 – 10:00am |
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| *Students may call or e-mail for an appointment if these times are not convenient | |||||
| Communication | Telephone
270-745-6437/4953 Office Fax 270-745-5031 Home Fax 270-846-0830 E-mail Neresa.Minatrea@wku.edu http://edtech.cebs.wku.edu/~counsel/aweb3.htm http://edtech.tph.wku.edu/~nminatre/VITA1.html |
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| Enrollment Restrictions | Graduate Status and limited to 12 students | ||||
| Catalog Description | Dynamics of group development, Group counseling theories, leadership styles, group counseling methods and skills. Interpersonal and relationships in the family system and other small group settings. | ||||
| Course Rationale | The course assists students in understanding the various theoretical approaches to group work; to provide practical experience in those theoretical approaches and to stimulate thought on basic ethical and professional issues typically encountered by group leaders. | ||||
| Time Requirements | This three-credit semester graduate level course requires approximately 120 hours of outside work. | ||||
| Required Text | Ivey, A.E., Bradford Ivey, M., Pedersen, P.B., Kuo, Y. (2001). Intentional group counseling: A microskills approach. Pacific Grove, CA: CA: Brooks/Cole. | ||||
| Optional Text | Haney,
H. & Leibsohn, J. (2001). Basic counseling responses in groups. Pacific
Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. Course pack - CNS 554 Group exercises $21.00 Exercises maybe helpful for leading groups. |
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| Internet Links | Student Workbook - (currently
converting) Quizzes - http://www.wadsworth.com/counseling_d/special_features/ivey/textbooks.html#group Ethical Guidelines. Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW): http://coe.colstate.edu/asgw/home.htm The American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) - http://www.groupsinc.org American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) http://www.ASGPP.org Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy – Division 49 of APA http://www.pitt.edu/~cslewis/GP2/Hello.html |
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| Slides | Groups_Diversity (in the works) | ||||
Course Objectives |
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| Knowledge | 1.
Demonstrate knowledge of interpersonal and relationships in the family
system and other small group settings. 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the principles group dynamics including group process components, developmental stage theories, and group members’ roles and behaviors. 3. Demonstrate group leadership styles and approaches including characteristics of various types of group leaders and leadership styles. 4. Demonstrate theories of group counseling including commonalities distinguishing characteristics, and pertinent research and literature. 5. Demonstrate knowledge of group counseling methods including group counselor orientations and behaviors, ethical considerations, appropriate selection criteria and methods, and methods of evaluation of effectiveness. 6. Demonstrate knowledge of other types of small group approaches, theories, and methods. 7. Demonstrate knowledge of group types: informational group, educational group, training groups, task groups, classroom guidance, group counseling, group therapy and family groups. |
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| Skills | To develop the skills necessary for the forming, developing, and terminating of basic guidance and counseling groups. To be able to develop plans for group activity based on client need. | ||||
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| Attitudes | To develop an appreciation of the dynamics of the group process as an integral part of guidance and counseling. | ||||
| Values | 1.
To display a value base supportive of group counseling. 2. To develop a respect for the integrity of each individual as they grow, develop and become in the unique setting of the group. |
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| Group: All participants in this course are accountable for knowing and adhering to the Ethical Guidelines of The Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW), American Counseling Association (ACA) and/or their on affiliations (e.g., Nursing, Social Work, or Psychology). |
Plagiarism Policy:
The Western Kentucky University Handbook of University Life, Academic
Offenses, describes plagiarism as follows:
"To represent written work taken from another source as one's own is plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious offense. The academic work of a student must be his/her own. One must give any author credit for source material borrowed from him/her. To lift content directly from a source without giving credit is a flagrant act. To present a borrowed passage without reference to the source after having changed a few words is also plagiarism.”In this course, plagiarism will result in a 0 and possible dismissal from the Counseling and Student Affairs Program. |
Criminal Check: As apart of the Counseling Program and this course, students must submit paperwork for a criminal background investigation.
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| Attendance: Regular class attendance and participation is essential for this course. Attendance grades’ figure into the final grades according to the number of class sessions attended. For example, a person attending 14 class sessions out of 16 sessions would earn 87.5% for attendance. Individuals will be responsible for materials covered during classes canceled due to weather conditions. |
| Cell phones and pagers: Turn off all communication devices during class time. |
| Participation: The final participation grade includes attendance grade (e.g., 16 meetings attends 14 /16=87.5%), class preparation and meaningful contribution to classroom discussions and group processing. Students earn a participation grade based upon their level of participation in the group processing and their responses during classroom discussions. Each student is expected to attend all class meetings and group sessions, and to be prepared to contribute meaningfully to both. Preparation for class includes reading the assignments prior to class and completing assigned work. An individual’s participation during the group processing enhances their understanding of group dynamics, stages, and experiences. The group emphasis will be placed upon horizontal versus vertical disclosure (the here and now not what happened when you were 7 years old). A positive attitude is essential to the overall success of the class both on a personal and a group level. |
| Assignments:
1. Assignments are listed in bold, on the attached itinerary on the date they are covered 2. Individuals will be responsible for assigned readings covered during classes and in canceled classes. It will enhance classroom discussions, if you list questions and comments you may have pertaining to the reading. The chapter quizzes provide optional study aides. 3. Student may find the group workbook useful with lecture slides, quizes and forms. |
Facilitating a Group |
| 1) Facilitate your
group 2) Ensure room and equipment is ready for group a) Bring blank audio and VHS tapes b) Label you tapes (Group Counseling, date of taping and your name) on the side panel 3) Video and audio your session 4) Demonstrate mastery of group counseling skills 5) View the video a) Type a transcript with your verbatim comments and identify your responses. Students will receive an example of an appropriate transcript. b) Complete skill scoring sheets for counselors’ comments & score yourself 6) Type a reaction paper to your experience addressing the following questions: a) What did you personally learn (at least 3)? b) What did you like best about what you did in this group (at least 3)? c) What would you like to have seen done differently (at least 3)? d) Identify new goals for yourself in leading a group. 7) Formulate your paper using APA 5th writing style with introduction, body, closing using proper grammar and sentence structure. 8) Turn in paper and the video tape inside a brown envelope with your name, class, day of class clearly marked on the outside on the date due 9) It is your responsibility to keep a second copy of all assignments for this course 10) Students need to submit assignments during class time or ensure receipt via mail on the due date. The student remains responsible for guaranteeing receipt of assignments. 11) Late assignments will be penalized 1 point per day and not accepted after 7 days or after December 10th. *Note: This is not a summary of the session |
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| Students may choose to facilitate a group outside classroom time. This grade would enable a student to be eligible to earn the possibility of an A for the course or substitute a previous facilitating grade. In addition to the previous requirements covered previously (Facilitating a Group: 1-11), note the following additional points. | ||
| 1. A criminal background
check on file in the Counseling Program office 2. Obtain and attach “Permission to Tape” from each group member or legal guardian 3. A minimum of six group members |
| Final: Students will individually complete a final during finals’ week. The final is worth 100 points and consists of multiple choice, matching, and short-answers. |
Evaluation |
| Course Responsibilities |
| Participation:
attendance grade (e.g., 16 meetings attends 14 /16=87.5%), class preparation
andmeaningful contribution to classroom discussions and group processing.
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| 30-minute
Facilitating |
| 45–minute
Co-facilitating |
| Exam |
| **Facilitating
a group outside class (to be eligible to earn a grade of an A or as a
substitute for a previous facilitation)
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| Created August 23, 2002 Copyright (c) 2002 Comments or questions
about this site should be directed to: neresa.Minatrea@wku.edu |
updated: September 18, 2002
