Group Counseling Theories Flashcards
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In person-centered group therapy, the leader's primary role is best described as:
Answer: Facilitator who creates conditions for member growth
Carl Rogers' person-centered approach positions the leader as a facilitator offering empathy, unconditional positive regard, and congruence rather than directing the process.
Solution-focused brief group therapy (SFBT) would most typically incorporate which intervention?
Answer: Asking members to identify times when the problem was absent
The 'exception question' in SFBT helps members identify times when the problem did not occur, building on existing strengths and successes.
A group therapist practicing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) would focus primarily on members':
Answer: Irrational beliefs that cause emotional disturbance
Albert Ellis's REBT holds that irrational beliefs (not events themselves) cause emotional disturbance, making belief disputation the central intervention.
Which ethical issue is most unique to group counseling compared to individual therapy?
Answer: Confidentiality among non-professional members
Unlike individual therapy, in group counseling the counselor cannot fully control confidentiality because non-professional members may disclose what others share.
In a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills group, the leader's role most resembles a:
Answer: Teacher delivering structured psychoeducation
DBT skills groups are structured, psychoeducational sessions where the therapist teaches specific skills (mindfulness, distress tolerance, etc.) rather than facilitating open process.
When a group member consistently takes on the role of 'helper' for others but deflects attention from their own issues, the leader should:
Answer: Explore how helping others may serve as avoidance of personal work
Compulsive helping in group settings can be a defense mechanism; the leader's role is to gently explore the underlying avoidance without shaming the member.
The concept of the 'group-as-a-whole' perspective derives primarily from which theoretical framework?
Answer: Object relations and systems theory
The group-as-a-whole approach, associated with Bion and systems theorists, views the group as an organism with its own dynamics beyond individual member behaviors.