GROUP DYNAMICS PROCESSING AND COUNSELING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Counseling Psychology or Counseling Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify therapeutic factors in group interventions, including what groups offer that individual meetings cannot Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate familiarity with a “process” model of group intervention that can be adapted to a variety of problems and settings Audience: Graduate 3. Articulate an awareness of the influence of clients’ and counselors’ beliefs, attitudes, cultural assumptions and biases on the group process Audience: Graduate 4. Describe how the special features of group work can be useful in treating a target problem or population of your choice Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate skills in observing group process and in relating your observations to a) theories of group dynamics and group development and b) therapeutic goals Audience: Graduate 6. Engage in a process of self-reflection and self-awareness of one’s interpersonal style, particularly as it relates to the role(s) one takes within groups of all kinds Audience: Graduate 7. Identify critical incidents in group and describe effective facilitator responses Audience: Graduate 8. Demonstrate knowledge of professional ethics and issues involved in group work and in work with systems (e.g., agencies, organizations, etc.) and how these issues may impact your current and future practice Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify therapeutic factors in group interventions, including what groups offer that individual meetings cannot Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate familiarity with a “process” model of group intervention that can be adapted to a variety of problems and settings Audience: Graduate 3. Articulate an awareness of the influence of clients’ and counselors’ beliefs, attitudes, cultural assumptions and biases on the group process Audience: Graduate 4. Describe how the special features of group work can be useful in treating a target problem or population of your choice Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate skills in observing group process and in relating your observations to a) theories of group dynamics and group development and b) therapeutic goals Audience: Graduate 6. Engage in a process of self-reflection and self-awareness of one’s interpersonal style, particularly as it relates to the role(s) one takes within groups of all kinds Audience: Graduate 7. Identify critical incidents in group and describe effective facilitator responses Audience: Graduate 8. Demonstrate knowledge of professional ethics and issues involved in group work and in work with systems (e.g., agencies, organizations, etc.) and how these issues may impact your current and future practice Audience: Graduate