Lesson 4: Forming a Group

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1. What are some of the key elements in developing a counseling group?
2. Write a brief proposal for a counseling group using the key elements from your response to item 1 (be sure to include a title for the group).
3. What criteria would you use to screen and select members for your group? If you decided to exclude someone who had applied, how would you handle this matter?
4. If you were conducting individual interviews to select participants for your group, what questions would you most want to ask?
5. How would you explain to a potential member the risks and benefits involved with the group you have proposed? What are some misconceptions you think people have about the nature and functioning of counseling groups?

6. Go to http://www.google.com/

Use this search engine to help you locate one Internet site that publicizes group counseling services. Briefly describe the site and critique its usefulness.
7. If you were to create an Internet site to publicize the group you have proposed, what elements of the group would you feature on the site. Why?