Synopses & Reviews
Written for beginning group leaders in the helping professions or for any field where the group process is utilized, this practical book guides readers step by concrete step through the specific skills and strategies of group leadership-breaking down its complexities into teachable skills The authors provide a carefully sequenced set of tools and training in basic skills that help students develop the self-confidence they will need to lead groups. Your students will discover that by using microskills in intentional ways, they can achieve relatively predictable results. They will practice listening and focusing skills, influencing and conflict management strategies, process observations, and much more with this books' sequenced learning activities based on Allen E. Ivey's respected Microskills Approach.
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A well written book. . .Illustrates a concrete approach to learning to become a group leader. . .Provides a clear concept of the group experience. . ."
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"I can think of no other group text where multicultural ideas are so thoroughly infused. . .A fresh perspective on skill development for group leadership."
About the Author
Allen E. Ivey is Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus), University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Professor of Counseling at the University of South Florida, Tampa (Courtesy Appointment) He is president of Microtraining Associates, an educational publishing firm. Allen is a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology and was honored as a "Multicultural Elder" at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit. Allen is author or co-author of more than 40 books and 200 articles and chapters, translated into eighteen languages. He is the originator of the Microskills approach, basic to this book.Mary Bradford Ivey is Vice President of Microtraining Associates and Courtesy Professor of Counseling, University of South Florida, Tampa. She is a former school counselor for the Amherst, Massachusetts, schools and has served as visiting professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Hawai'i, Manoa; and Flinders University, South Australia. Mary's undergraduate degree in social work and education is from Gustavus Adolphus College, and she has a master's degree in counseling from the University of Wisconsin. She earned her doctorate in organizational development at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Mary is the author or co-author of twelve books, translated into multiple languages, and several articles and chapters. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), and she has held a certificate in school counseling. She has presented workshops and keynote lectures with Allen throughout the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Israel, Greece, Sweden, Canada, Great Britain, Portugal, and Germany. She is also known for her work in promoting and explaining development guidance and counseling in the United States and abroad. Mary received national recognition when her elementary counseling program at the Fort River School was named one of the ten best in the nation at the Christa McAuliffe Conference. She is one of the first 15 honored Fellows of the American Counseling Association and is also a recipient of the American Counseling Association's O'Hana Award for her work in multicultural counseling in the schools.
Table of Contents
1. Toward Intentional Group Leadership. 2. Attending Behavior: The Foundation of Listening and Process Skills. 3. Focusing, Pacing, Leading, and Linking: How to Make Sure that Groups Work. 4. The Basic Listening Sequence: Drawing Out the Story. 5. Integrating Microskills in a Full Group Session, Part 1: Theme Centered Group Interaction and Dimensions/Stages. 6. Integrating Microskills in a Full Group Session, Part 2: Transcript of a Complete Theme-Centered Group Session. 7. Skills and Strategies for Interpersonal Influence, Part I: Listening, Reframing/Interpretation, Using Self-Disclosure and Giving Feedback. 8. Skills and Strategies for Interpersonal Influence, Part II: Using Structuring Strategies, Exploring Logical Consequences and Eliciting and Reflecting Meaning. 9. Skills and Strategies for Interpersonal Influence, Part III: Managing Conflict via Confrontation. 10. Group Practice: Alternative Approaches Using Microskills Strategies. 11. Assessing Your Personal Group Leadership Style.