Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Activities -- Preface -- Part I Structuring -- 1 Psychoeducational Groups: Overview and Model -- Introduction -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Myths and Misunderstandings -- Group Leaders' Expertise -- Variety of Psychoeducational Groups -- The KASST Model -- The Role of Theories for Psychoeducational Groups -- Research on Training Group Leaders -- Overview of the Book -- 2 Planning -- Introduction -- Phase 1: Information Gathering -- Phase 2: Decisions About the Proposed Group -- Phase 3: Preparing the Plan -- Materials -- Techniques -- 3 Evaluation of the Group and Guidelines for Activities -- Introduction -- Rationale for Evaluation -- Definition of Terms -- Planning for Evaluation -- Evaluating Goals, Objectives, and Strategies -- Formative and Summative Evaluation -- Standardized Instruments -- Developing Data Gathering Instruments -- Constructing a Data Gathering Instrument -- Form Format -- Assessing Attitudes and Perceptions -- Experiential Activities -- Guidelines and Planning for Experiential Group Activities -- 4 Theories of Group Leadership and Instruction: The Cognitive Component for Dissemination of Information -- Introduction -- Theories of Group Leadership -- Example of Application of a Theory to Psychoeducational Groups -- Learning Preferences and Leadership Strategies -- Leadership Strategy Clusters -- Basic Principles of Learning -- Principles of Instruction for Psychoeducational Groups -- Taxonomy -- Techniques -- Part II Leader Development and Facilitation Skills -- 5 Group Leader Self-Development -- Introduction -- Rationale for Personal Growth Emphasis -- Potential for Negative Countertransference -- Self-Absorption or Underdeveloped Narcissism -- Common Thoughts and Feelings Reflective of the Leader's Self-Absorption and How to Reduce These.

Effective Group Leader Characteristics -- Group Leadership Attributes -- Becoming Mindful -- 6 Group Leadership Skills -- Introduction -- Group Leadership Skills -- Group Level Skills -- Group Level Skill Development Practice -- Elements of Effective Communication -- Developing Listening and Responding Skills -- Listening and Responding Skills -- Ineffective Communication -- Questioning Skill Development -- 7 The Group: Process and Progress -- Introduction -- Group Dynamics -- Group Stages -- Helpful Group Factors -- Factors Most Likely to Appear -- Factors Likely to Appear -- Factors With Limited Appearance -- 8 Cultural and Diversity Issues and Concerns -- Introduction -- Need and Rationale for Cultural and Diversity Competence -- Training Standards -- Culturally Sensitive Group Leaders -- Microaggressions in Group: Implications for Narcissistic Injury -- Prevention and Reduction of Microaggressions -- 9 Ethical and Legal Standards -- Ethical Standards -- Do No Harm -- A Duty to Protect -- Laws, Codes, Regulations, and Practice Guidelines -- Ethical Decision Making Models -- Discussion: Examples of Ethical Dilemmas -- 10 Potential Membership Problems, Concerns, and Intervention Skills -- Introduction -- Effective and Counterproductive Group Member Behaviors -- Possible Sources for Members' Difficult Behaviors -- Involuntary Members -- Ethical Guidelines for Involuntary Participants -- Problem Member Behaviors and Their Goals -- Under-Participation -- The "Deviant" Group Member -- Importance and Rationale for Identification of a Deviant Group Member -- Deviant Behavior and Demeanor -- Teaching Group Membership Skills -- Specific Leadership Strategies -- 11 Managing Conflict and Guidelines for Confrontation -- Introduction -- Characteristic Conflict Behavior -- Variable Conflict Management Strategies -- VCMS Members' Dimensions.

VCMS Strategies Based on Members' Status -- Description of Categories -- Examples of Responses -- A Conflict Resolution Procedure and Script -- Confrontation -- Major Types of Confrontation -- Guidelines for Confrontation -- Confronter, Receiver, and Condition Variables -- Fundamentals of Confronting -- Summary of Constructive Confrontation -- 12 Leading Psychoeducational Groups for Children and Adolescents -- Introduction -- Types of Children's Psychoeducational Groups -- Research Finding for Children's Groups -- How Children's Groups Differ -- General Guidelines for Children's Psychoeducational Groups -- Sample Procedures and Structure for Sessions -- Adolescent Groups -- Characteristics of Adolescents -- Leader Tasks -- General Guidelines for Adolescent Psychoeducational Groups -- 13 Leading Psychoeducational Groups for Adults -- Introduction -- Examples of Groups for Adults -- Descriptions of Adult Groups -- Sample Format for Meetings -- Settings for Adult Psychoeducational Groups -- A Basic Framework for Adult Groups -- Guidelines for Adult Groups -- An Example Plan -- 14 Psychoeducational Groups for Illnesses and Other Conditions -- Introduction -- Characteristics for Groups for Illnesses and Other Conditions -- Planning and Forming the Group -- Members' Attitudes and Behaviors That Can Affect the Group -- A Single Session Model -- Group Facilitation Considerations -- Sample Plan for a Multisession Group -- 15 Psychoeducational Self-Help and Support Groups, Manualized Groups -- Introduction -- Self-Help and Support Groups -- Description of Psychoeducational Support Groups -- Guidelines for Formal Learning -- Background for Psychoeducational Support Groups -- Designing Psychoeducational Support Groups -- Manualized Groups -- Virtual/Cyber Psychoeducational Support Groups -- Bibliography -- Index.

With this 4th edition, Psychoeducational Groups remains the only comprehensive, user-friendly guide to planning, implementing, facilitating, and evaluating psychoeducational groups. The 4th edition expands the discussions about group leaders' knowledge base, self-development, and techniques; best practices for group facilitation; and effective uses for group therapeutic factors. Substantial new material includes templates, scripts, and sample forms; suggestions for leader interventions for group and individual issues and difficulties; a social media policy; and the effectiveness of manualized and cyber/virtual groups.　

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