CNSL 6140 Group Counseling and Group Work

This course provides for the understanding of leading, developing, and evaluating the effectiveness of group counseling. The course will include the development of various types of groups including group proposal, session development, group dynamics, group leadership and evaluation, treatment planning, group intervention, and counseling skills. This course involves student participation in a direct experience as a group member in an online synchronous small group activity, approved by the program, for a minimum of ten clock hours over the course of one academic term.

Students will be required to attend a one-day, face-to-face residency experience as part of this course.

Registration Name

Group Counseling & Group Work

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Online: Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will:

1. Know the theoretical foundations of group counseling and group work.
2. Understand the dynamics associated with group process and development.
3. Know the therapeutic factors and how they contribute to group effectiveness.
4. Identify the characteristics and functions of effective group leaders.
5. Understand the approaches to group formation, including recruiting, screening, and selecting members.
6. Explore the application of technology related to group counseling and group work.
7. Identify the types of groups, setting, and other considerations that affect conducting groups.
8. Implement culturally sustaining and developmentally responsive strategies for designing and facilitating groups.
9. Utilize ethical and legal considerations relative to the delivery of group counseling and group work across service delivery modalities.
10. Engage in direct experiences in which counseling students participate as group members in a small group activity, approved by the program, for a minimum of 10 clock hours over the course of one academic term.