Group Leadership Skills:Interpersonal Process in Group Counseling and Therapy

Group Leadership Skills teaches therapists and students how to navigate a group therapy setting. Authors Mei-whei Chen and Christopher Rybak draw upon their previous experiences with clients to demonstrate how therapists can bring about change in group settings. This useful second edition leads readers from beginning to end of the group counseling process, covering setting up a group, running the first session, facilitating opening and closing each session, working with tension and conflict, and addressing key advanced skills and development for group leaders. Combining real client scenarios with theoretical foundations, Group Leadership Skills teaches students the basic theories of group dynamics and enables budding group leaders to be confident in their ability to lead groups effectively.