67th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 27

Afternoon Workshops

1:30 - 4:00 P.M.

Workshop 98

Keeping the Flame Alive: Leading Successful Semi-structured Short-term Process Groups

Presented under the auspices of the AGPA Groups in College Counseling and Other Educational Settings SIG

Chair:

Chad V. Johnson, M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma, Department of Human Relations, Tulsa, Oklahoma

This workshop will present structured activities to use in the initial stages and final stages of groups to promote cohesion, skill development, and interpersonal learning. This model is especially relevant to college counseling centers and other settings that emphasize time-limited group psychotherapy.

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Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify challenges to leading short-term interpersonal process groups in college counseling centers or other agency settings.

2. Learn structured group activities for the initial and final stages of group to promote cohesion, skill development, and interpersonal learning.

3. Learn strategies for transitioning from facilitator-led activities to a more member-driven group process during the middle phases of group.

Course References:

Corey, G., & Corey, M.S. (2006). Groups: Process and practice (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Johnson, C.V. (in press). A process-oriented group model for university students: A semi-structured approach. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy.

Fehr, S.S. (Ed.). (2008). 101 interventions in group therapy. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.