Effective Group Counseling

Friday, March 13, 2009
8:30 AM – 3:30  PM
6 CEU/clock hours
Location: 115 Stillman Hall

Effective Group Counseling

Group therapy is a powerful, cost effective, therapeutic tool and a valuable asset to any therapist practicing today. This beginner level workshop is designed for social workers and counselors who are interested in learning about group processes and want to sharpen their skills in leading an on-going therapy group. This workshop will incorporate a didactic teaching style with group discussions and experimental learning. Willing volunteers will also be invited to participate in a simulated group demonstration: a way of expressing group processes as they unfold in a safe educational environment.

At the completion of this training, participants will:

• How to select members for group; focus on group "process" rather than "content"
• To understand group has distinct developmental stages with tasks for leaders and members to attend to throughout each stage
• To facilitate emotional contact between members, and members to leaders
• To attend to the importance of hello's and good bye's, introductions and terminations

William Panning, MSW, LISW, LICDC, is a private practitioner, trainer and a clinical lecturer at The Ohio State University College of Social Work.