Group Counseling Flashcards

In Tuckman's model, the stage when members argue over control and push back against the leader is:

Answer: Storming

Storming is marked by conflict, power struggles, and resistance as members test limits.

A counselor running a group for middle school students must explain limits of confidentiality. Which statement is most accurate?

Answer: The counselor will keep confidentiality but cannot guarantee that other members will

Leaders must tell members that they cannot guarantee other members will keep what is said confidential.

A group keeps blaming one quiet member for its problems. The leader should first recognize this pattern as:

Answer: Scapegoating

Scapegoating means the group projects its tension onto one member, and the leader should step in to protect that person.

Which type of group is mainly preventive and educational, such as a stress-management class for college freshmen?

Answer: Psychoeducational group

Psychoeducational groups teach skills and information to prevent problems, and they usually have a set structure.

Kurt Lewin's work in the 1940s is most closely tied to the development of which group format?

Answer: T-groups (training groups)

Lewin's field theory and the National Training Laboratories led to T-groups, which focus on human relations training.

During the final stage of a counseling group, which leader task is most important?

Answer: Helping members deal with feelings about separation and apply what they learned outside the group

At termination, the leader helps members deal with their feelings about ending and plan how to use what they learned in daily life.

Two members start meeting outside the group and later form an alliance during sessions that leaves others out. This is best described as:

Answer: Subgrouping

Subgrouping happens when members form cliques that can hurt trust and openness in the whole group, so the leader should address it openly.