GROUPS: PROCESS &

PRACTICE 10TH ED.

Marianne Schneider Corey, Gerald Corey,
and Cindy Corey

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 CHAPTER 1:

INTRODUCTION TO
GROUP WORK: A
MULTICULTURAL
PERSPECTIVE

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 Learning Objectives (1 of 2)
1. Briefly introduce the major topics of group
work

2. Describe the types of groups and other

considerations that affect conducting groups in
varied settings (CACREP, 2016, Standard F)

3. Identify the key aspects of brief group therapy

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 Learning Objectives (2 of 2)
4. Introduce some basic ideas of multicultural
perspectives on group work

5. Discuss what is involved in becoming a

culturally skilled group worker

6. Identify ethical and culturally relevant

strategies for designing and facilitating groups
(CACREP, 2016, Standard G)

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 Introduction
• Groups are an excellent treatment choice to
helping people change
• Groups are the treatment of choice
• Groups provide a natural laboratory and sense
of community demonstrating to people that they
are not alone
• Members participants have the opportunity to try
out different strategies for resolving their long-
term problems

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 Group Process
• Group process – all the elements that are basic
to the unfolding of a group from beginning to end
• Examples:
• Group norms
• Generating trust and cohesion
• Conflict and reluctance
• Intermember feedback
• Healing forces within the group
• Stages of group development

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 An Overview of
Various Types of Groups (1 of 2)
• Task group – aims to foster accomplishing identified
work goals

• Psychoeducational group – aims to provide members

with targeted education on a variety of psychological
issues or informational deficits

• Counseling groups – aims at preventive and

educational purposes — utilizes methods of interactive
feedback within a here-and-now time framework

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 An Overview of
Various Types of Groups (2 of 2)
• Psychotherapy groups – aims at remediation of
in-depth psychological problems — reconstructing
personality dimensions

• Brief groups – time limited, structured groups with

clear ground rules

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 Brief Group Therapy
• Time limited, structured, lasts 2 to 3 months, and consists of
8 to 12 weekly sessions
• Facilitators need training in group process and brief therapy
• Advantages of brief group therapy
• Well suited to the needs of both clients and managed
care
• Cost-effective
• Widely applicable to diverse client populations and
problems
• Can be used in different settings

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 A Multicultural Perspective
on Group Work (1 of 2)
• Culture encompasses the values, beliefs, and
behaviors shared by a group of people
• Culture is learned in groups

• Effective group work involves considering culture

of participants
• Cultural similarities and differences need to be
addressed in a group

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 A Multicultural Perspective
on Group Work (2 of 2)
• Culturally Skilled Group Counselors need to:
• Be aware of their own personal values, attitudes,
biases, assumptions, and prejudices
• Have a general knowledge about the ways the
diverse backgrounds of members may affect the
group process
• Be able to implement interventions that are
appropriate for the life experiences of the
members of the group

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 The Goals of Multicultural
Group Work
• To promote human development and to enhance
interpersonal relationships

• To promote task achievement

• To prevent or identify and remediate mental, emotional,

or behavioral disorders and associated distress that
interfere with mental health

• To lessen the risk of distress, disability, or loss of

human dignity, autonomy, and freedom

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 Becoming a Culturally
Skilled Group Counselor
• Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling
Competencies
• The helping professions continue to emphasize a
monocultural approach to training and practice

• Referrals based on value conflicts between leaders and

members are considered inappropriate and unethical

• Achieving cultural competence is a lifelong journey

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 Guidelines of
Effective Practice
• Multicultural and Diversity Settings

• Beliefs and Attitudes of Culturally Skilled Group

Workers

• Knowledge of Culturally Skilled Group Workers

• Skills and Interventions Strategies of Culturally

Skilled Group Workers

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 Facilitating Difficult Conversations
About Culture and Race
• Understand your own racial and cultural identity

• Recognize and be open about your racial biases

• Encourage a discussion about feelings

• Pay more attention to the process than to the content

of race talk

• Encourage and support people who are willing to take

the risk of expressing themselves

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