Group Counseling Flashcards

During a group session, a member keeps telling long stories about past events while others disengage. Which leader skill best redirects the group?

Answer: Cutting off

Cutting off politely interrupts a monopolizing member so others can participate and the group stays focused.

A leader points out that two members both feel invisible in their families, which encourages them to talk to each other directly. This skill is called:

Answer: Linking

Linking connects one member's concerns to another's to build interaction and cohesion.

Which of Yalom's therapeutic factors is most directly at work when a new member gains hope by watching others who have improved?

Answer: Instillation of hope

Instillation of hope happens when members see others making progress and come to believe change is possible for them too.

In an open group, which challenge is most likely compared to a closed group?

Answer: Cohesion is harder to keep as membership changes

Open groups add and lose members over time, which can disrupt cohesion and continuity.

Under the ASGW Best Practice Guidelines, what is the main purpose of pre-group screening?

Answer: To make sure members' needs and goals fit the group and that no one will harm the group

Screening picks members whose needs fit the group's goals, who won't get in the way of the group's process, and whose well-being won't be put at risk.

A leader says, 'I notice the room got very quiet right after Maria mentioned her divorce.' The leader is focusing on:

Answer: Process

Commenting on how members are interacting in the here-and-now is a process observation, not a discussion of content.

Which psychotherapy approach, developed by J. L. Moreno, has members act out their conflicts using techniques such as role reversal and doubling?

Answer: Psychodrama

Moreno developed psychodrama, which uses enactment, role reversal, and doubling to explore members' issues.