This comprehensive and practical text on how to conduct Group Counseling in K-12 Schools focuses on practice rather than on the theories and research that underlie group counseling. Group Counseling in Schools covers the topic of group counseling from initiation to termination at all school levels. The text views group counseling as an integral component of a comprehensive guidance and counseling program, covering such topics as the importance of enhancing the visibility of guidance and counseling programs in order to facilitate group counseling; how to encourage cooperation from teachers, administrators, and parents; selecting group topics; screening procedures for prospective group members; developing group plans; determining the size of groups; facilitating the scheduling of group counseling; multicultural issues in group counseling; evaluating group counseling; and professional issues related to group counseling in schools. The text stresses the importance of the school counselor as an active participant in counseling, whether counseling is being done individually or in a group. The role of the active counselor is discussed along with the skills needed for becoming an effective school counselor.

Extremely relevant, comprehensive, and "hands on", SCHOOL BASED GROUP COUNSELING, International Edition guides readers through the process of developing, running, and evaluating quality small groups in K-12 school settings. Specifically focused on the school counseling profession, it provides an excellent context for group work through a discussion of the pertinent theories and key research. Its real-world emphasis includes K-12 case studies and group examples from practicing school counselors. The authors use the lens of real-world school-based practice, strengths-based counseling, systems thinking, developmental psychology, and ASCA's National Model—resulting in a professional, comprehensive, and well-balanced group counseling text for K-12 preservice school counselors.

Many ways of working with elementary through high school students in groups to provide maximum services in the minimum of time are presented in this book of 80 reproducible handouts. You get more than 100 fully designed group sessions on general topics such as self-concept, friendship, and refusal skills, to name just a few.

This authoritative guidebook gives school counselors the tools to identify evidence-based practices and to use data in designing, implementing, and evaluating programs and interventions.

A field-tested resource designed to help counselors educate students in areas such as interpersonal communication, conflict management, and relationship building.

Specifically focused on the school counseling profession, the cutting-edge new SCHOOL BASED GROUP COUNSELING delivers a professional, comprehensive, and well-balanced group counseling text for K-12 preservice school counselors. Combining theory, research, case studies, real-world examples, and plenty of hands-on material, this exciting new First Edition walks preservice school counselors step by step through the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of small groups in school counseling. Written by professionals in the field, it offers thorough discussions of K-12 case studies and group examples from practicing school counselors. It also provides an excellent context for group work through a discussion of the pertinent theories and key research. The authors use the lens of real-world, school-based practice, strengths-based counseling, systems thinking, developmental psychology, and ASCA's National Model. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.