Groups: Process And Practice - 8th edition

Marianne Schneider Corey, a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, is a National Certified Counselor and a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work. She has been actively involved in providing training and supervision workshops in group process for human-services students and professionals. She also facilitates self-exploration groups for graduate students and continues to conduct training workshops in group counseling with her husband, Dr. Gerald Corey, in various countries. In 2001, the two received the Eminent Career Award for distinguished and major contributions to the field of group work by the Association for Specialists in Group Work.

Gerald Corey is Professor Emeritus of Human Services at California State University at Fullerton; a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology; a licensed psychologist; a National Certified Counselor; a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Counseling Psychology); a Fellow of the American Counseling Association; and a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work. Dr. Corey teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in group counseling, as well as courses in experiential groups, the theory and practice of counseling, and ethics in counseling. He is the author or co-author of 15 counseling textbooks currently in print and numerous journal articles. Along with his wife, Marianne Schneider Corey, Dr. Corey has conducted group counseling training workshops for mental health professionals at many universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Germany, Belgium, Scotland, England, and Ireland. They received the Association for Specialists in Group Work's Eminent Career Award in 2001. Dr. Corey earned his doctorate in counseling from the University of Southern California.

Cindy Corey is a California licensed psychologist in private practice in San Diego and on the faculty at San Diego State University Community-Based Block Program. She received her doctorate in psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents
Ch. 1 Introduction to Group Work 3
Ch. 2 Ethical and Legal Issues in Group Counseling 25
Ch. 3 The Group Counselor: Person and Professional 59
Ch. 4 Forming a Group 105
Ch. 5 Initial Stage of a Group 134
Ch. 6 Transition Stage of a Group 174
Ch. 7 Working Stage of a Group 221
Ch. 8 Ending a Group 263
Ch. 9 Groups for Children 295
Ch. 10 Groups for Adolescents 321
Ch. 11 Groups for Adults 359
Ch. 12 Groups for the Elderly 406
Name Index 445
Subject Index 448