Small Group Counseling: A Primer for School Counselors
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 200
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 200
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Dr. Francesca Kendris has written a comprehensive textbook targeted at professional school counselors leading groups in public, private, or virtual K -12 schools. In this textbook, Dr. Kendris discusses and gives guidance on the following topics. They are arranged in individual chapters for greater clarity and comprehension.
- Aligning Small Groups with American School Counselor’s Association and Developmental Domains: Academic, Personal/Social, and Career
- Preliminary Work for Establishing Groups
- Ethical and Legal Issues of Small Group Work
- Characteristics and Skills Set of a Model Group Leader
- Group Stages
- Theoretical Models for Small Group Counseling in K-12 Settings
- Small Groups for Elementary School-Aged Children, Kindergarten through Fourth Grade
- Small Groups for Middle School-Aged Children, Fifth through Eighth Grade
- Small Groups for High School-Aged Youth, Ninth through Twelfth Grade
- Small Group Counseling in Virtual Settings
In addition, Dr. Kendris provides handouts including pre- and post-group assessments for elementary, middle, and high school students. The chapters include additional material to be distributed during group along with links to various video clips that illuminate the concepts discussed during each session. Each chapter is thoroughly written including the most up-to-date research on conducting small groups in a public, private, or virtual setting. You would be well advised to use this text!
Chapter 1: Aligning Small Groups with the American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) Model and Developmental Domains
Academic, Personal/Social, and Career Development Groups
Aligning Small Groups with the Association for Specialists
in Group Work (ASGW) Areas of Advanced Practice/ Specialization: Task and Work Group, Group
Psychoeducation, and Group Counseling
Types of Groups
Rationale for Conducting Small-Group Counseling
in a School Setting
Summary
Chapter 2: Preliminary Work for Establishing Groups
Needs Assessment
Small-Group Proposal
Pre- and Post-Group Surveys
Pre-Group Screening Meeting
Group Logistics
Basic Ground Rules
Summary
Chapter 3: Ethical and Legal Issues of Small-Group Work
ASCA Ethical Guidelines for Practicing Group Counseling
ACA Ethical Guidelines for Practicing Group Counseling
ASGW Guiding Principles for Group Work
Multicultural Competence in Group Work
Informed Consent
Recommendations for Content Items on an Informed Consent/Assent Form
Summary
Chapter 4: Characteristics and Skill Sets of a Model Group Leader
Effective Model Characteristics Associated with Group Leadership
Model Skill Sets Associated with Dynamic Group Leadership
Summary
Chapter 5: Group Stages
Pre-Group Stage
Initial Stage
Transition Stage
Working Stage
Final Stage
Summary
Chapter 6: Theoretical Models for Small-Group Counseling
in K-12 Settings
Adlerian Therapy/Individual Psychology
Behavior Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Humanistic/Child-Centered Therapy
Reality Therapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Summary
Chapter 7: Small Groups for Elementary School-Aged Children: Kindergarten Through Fourth Grade
Elementary School Academic Group—Families and Change
Elementary School Social–Emotional Group—Focus on Connecting My Feelings, Thoughts, Behavior, and Body
Elementary School Career Group—What’s My Spark?
Chapter 8: Small Groups for Middle School-Aged Children: Fifth Through Eighth Grades
Middle School-Aged Academic Group—Discussion of Minority Groups
Middle School-Aged Social–Emotional Group—Avoiding Bullying and Building Healthy Friendships in a Digital Age
Middle School-Aged Career Group—Career Chasers!
Chapter 9: Small Groups for High School-Aged Youth: Ninth Through Twelfth Grades
High School-Aged Academic Group—Successful Student Skills!
High School-Aged Social–Emotional Group—Building Healthy Relationships
High School-Aged Career Group—Developing Career Competence
Chapter 10: Small-Group Counseling in Virtual Settings
Ethical Guidelines for Virtual Application of Small-Group Counseling
Therapeutic Online Small-Group Activities for Children
and Adolescents
Summary
References
Dr. Francesca Kendris is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of teaching and supervision experience at the graduate level. She has also worked in a clinical capacity for ten years in public and private k-12 schools including Rossier Private School in Garden Grove, CA and Hoover Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA. In addition, for over 5 years, she has provided psychological services to college students at Whittier College Counseling Center, University of Southern California Counseling Center and the Center for Counseling and Human Development at Bloomsburg University. For the past 10 years, she has been a faculty member in the graduate school counseling program at The Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania (formerly Bloomsburg University). Prior to this, she taught at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, North Park University, and Lewis University in Illinois in both graduate and undergraduate counseling/psychology programs. At the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, her primary duties have involved developing the overall school counseling program as well as teaching and supervising students in the program. Since the program’s inception in 2008, she has taught and supervised students taking group counseling and leadership courses. As a result of her vast amount of clinical, teaching, and supervising experience, Dr. Kendris has a wealth of information to share with students who are preparing to work as school counselors and to lead groups in a public, private or virtual K-12 school.