How might you work in a therapeutic way with such a member’s behavior?

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Complete Self-Inventory of Ethical Behaviors. Select the five behaviors that you consider to be the most serious violations of ethical practice. What are the reasons for your selection of these behaviors? Explain.

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In Corey, Corey, & Corey (Chapter 2), identify the personal characteristics of an effective group leader. Which three skills do you consider to be the most important? Explain your selections. What do you think are your strengths and areas of needed growth in these skills?

GC PCN520 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

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Which of the therapeutic forces discussed in this week’s readings do you think are the most important for successful group outcomes? Explain and give examples of how you can incorporate this knowledge into your future counseling practice. For example, if you are in the addictions program, your example should be related to substance use disorders.

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What are some specific goals and methods that you may incorporate into group counseling that might be shaped by your culture? Describe how you could accommodate group members’ diverse cultural backgrounds, values, and styles as they relate to these goals and methods.

GC PCN520 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2

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Conflict typically appears when a group is in transition. State several forms of conflict you can expect in the types of groups you will lead. Consider group members suffering with substance use disorders. What are your own reactions to conflict? How will this influence your ability to help members recognize and work through conflicts?

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How could the use of role plays among group members facilitate the goals of early and transition stage groups? What purpose could role plays serve for individual members and for the group as a whole?

GC PCN520 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2

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What are three symptoms that you might observe in a final group meeting that might indicate that the group had been successful in achieving its primary purpose and goals? What are three symptoms that might indicate that the group had not been successful?

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What factors would cause you to initiate follow-up contacts with one or more group members? What would be the purpose of such contacts?

GC PCN520 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2

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Consider the videotape of the Corey’s counseling group. How would the Corey’s group have been different if they had incorporated more exercises? Why do you think they did not? What guidelines does this suggest to you for decisions about whether and when to use structured exercises in a group?

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You are leading a group of adolescents referred because of school, behavior, and/or substance use. Describe an opening exercise and a trust-building exercise you might use with this group. Explain your choice.

GC PCN520 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2

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What form of resistive behavior (or difficult behavior displayed by a group member) would you find most problematic in one of your groups? Why? How might you work in a therapeutic way with such a member’s behavior?