Main description:

With this third edition, Psychoeducational Groups remains the only comprehensive, user-friendly guide to planning, implementing, facilitating, and evaluating psychoeducational groups. It presents all the necessary information to prepare leaders of a psychoeducational group through group design and practice. Included are step-by-step guidelines on how to initiate group sessions, construct group objectives, engage group members, monitor progress, and establish evaluation and follow-up guidelines. Emphasis is placed on the personal growth and development of the group leader, with careful consideration given to increasing awareness of personal issues and the potential impact that a leader can have on the group. New to this edition are chapters on cultural and diversity factors; risk management and ethics; groups for relating and communication; and groups in educational, agency, and workplace settings.

Contents:

Part I: Structuring. Psychoeducational Groups: Overview and Model. Planning. Evaluation and Exercises. Group Leadership and Instructional Style. Part II: Leader Development and Facilitation Skills. Group Leader Self-development. Group Leadership Skills. The Group: Process and Progress. Part III: Leader Competencies. Cultural and Diversity Issues and Concerns. Ethical and Legal Standards. Potential Membership Problems, Concerns, and Intervention Skills. Managing Conflict and Guidelines for Confrontation. Part IV: Applications. Leading Psychoeducational Groups for Children and Adolescents. Leading Psychoeducational Groups for Adults. Psychoeducational Groups for Illnesses and Other Conditions. Psychoeducational Support Groups.