Advanced Group Counseling – EDCO 711

Course Description

This course examines the theories related to group counseling and their application to group work. Students will learn the types of group work, basic group leader skills, group processes and procedures.

Rationale

Those involved in both pastoral counseling and helping ministries find that group work can be an important strategy for utilization in their daily work. Therefore, knowledge of group theory and the development of group leadership skills are essential to becoming more effective practitioners in either setting.

Course Assignment

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Resources.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion, and he/she will also respond to at least 2 other classmates' posts. The thread should be at least 400 words. The thread must demonstrate course-related knowledge and be supported by at least 2 scholarly citations in current APA format. The 2 replies should be at least 300 words each and incorporate at least 1 scholarly citation in current APA format. (CLOs: A, B, C, D, E).

The Psychoeducational Group Plan Assignment gives the student an opportunity to plan for the rest of this course. The topic the student chose will be one the student will use for the two projects in this course. The first project is to design a psychoeducational group. For this assignment, the student will choose a topic for his/her psychoeducational group. Please note, the student will record himself/herself presenting one session of this group later in the course, so the student must prepare accordingly. This assignment must be 3-5 pages in length.

Current APA style must be used for the reference section. (CLOs: A, B, C, D).

The Presentation Preparedness Assignment gives the student an opportunity to familiarize himself/herself with the recording process which will be required in this course. The student will record a 2–3-minute introduction of himself/herself.

The Psychoeducational Group Presentation Assignment is based on the student's week one psychoeducational group plan. For this assignment, the student will record himself/herself presenting fifteen minutes of week one of the psychoeducational group. The session flow and content will be determined by the student and based on the type of group and leadership style the student deploys. This presentation should be 10-15 slides of content in APA formatting, with a title slide and reference slides. (CLOs: B, C, D).

The Psychotherapy Group Advertisement Assignment gives the student an opportunity to shift from a psychoeducational group focus to a psychotherapy group focus. For this first assignment, the student will develop an advertisement for his/her psychotherapy group to recruit members and should include the following: brief description of the topic of his/her group, participant inclusion/exclusion criteria, information about the type of group, setting and structure, pre-group meetings or other preparation needed. (CLOs: A, B, C, D, E)

The Psychotherapy Group Plan Assignment gives the student an opportunity to take the topic from week one and complete a psychotherapy group plan around that topic.

For this project, the student will differentiate this group from his/her psychoeducational group and create a plan to run the group as a psychotherapy group. The student's group plan should be thoroughly supported by research, and should include all of the required elements of a psychotherapy group.

The paper should be 8-10 pages, written in APA formatting, and include 7 scholarly references. Please note, the student is expected to use headings throughout the paper to help organize the content. (CLOs: A, B, C, D, E).

One student self-report quiz is required: Subscription to Question & Answer Center. This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module: week. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 1 multiple choice question, and will have no time limit.