Psychoeducational Groups: Process and Practice

"This is a solidly integrated book with a focus on achieving practical skills in psychoeducational group counseling. The author has provided a topically structured text that describes and capably prepares students to become effective group counselors. It stands as a valuable professional reference for those already conducting groups in the field."---Tom Russo, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

"Nina Brown has written the most thorough and comprehensive text available on psycho-educational groups, and it is written with clarity and a conversational tone that will appeal to students and practitioners alike. Indeed, practitioners in community agencies, mental health centers, and hospitals will find in this book a blueprint for running effective groups throughout such centers."---James Robert Bitter, EdD, Professor of Counseling, East Tennessee State University

"This textbook provides faculty and their students with full coverage of psychoeducational groups. It explains design, leader skills, member dynamics, population factors, and ethical considerations, along with a wide variety of sample exercises and illustrations of effective groups and workshops. It is one text students will want to keep for their professional bookshelves."---Alan M. "Woody" Schwitzer, PhD, Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Old Dominion University

Now in its third edition, Psychoeducational Groups remains the only comprehensive, user-friendly guide to planning, implementing, facilitating, and evaluating psychoeducational groups. The text is divided into four sections that present material around a central theme, providing a consistent and organized structure. Emphasis is placed on the self-development of the group leader as a critical and essential concern and how it can influence the group and its members, allowing students to fully understand their role. Chapters on ethics and culture and diversity, as well as chapters on child, adolescent, and adult groups, have been expanded and separated to provide more thorough discussions of each. All chapters include exercises, discussion questions, and vignettes to illustrate key concepts and engage students. An online instructor?s manual includes a sample syllabus, handouts or mini-lectures, and test items and Power Point presentations for each chapter. Online student resources include chapter outlines, exercises, and sample group plans for personal development and to reinforce material presented in the text and lectures.