Group microskills : culture-centered group process and strategies / Allen E. Ivey, Paul B. Pedersen, Mary Bradford Ivey.

Author/creator Ivey, Allen E. author.
Other author Packard, Norma Gluckstern, author.
Other author Ivey, Mary Bradford, author.
Format Electronic
PublicationAlexandria, VA : Microtraining Associates, [2008]
Copyright Datecopyright 2008
Description1 online resource (xviii, 289 pages) : illustrations
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?CTV4;2807523
Subjects
Group counseling--Study and teaching.
Cross-cultural counseling--Study and teaching.

Contents Toward intentional group leadership -- Attending behavior : the foundation of listening and process skills -- Focusing, pacing, leading, and linking : how to ensure that groups work -- The basic listening sequence : drawing out the story -- Integrating microskills in a full group session, part I : theme-centered group interaction and dimensions.stages -- Integrating microskills in a full group session, part II : transcript of a complete theme-centered group session -- Skills and strategies for interpersonal influence, part I : listening, reframing, interpreting, using self-disclosure, and giving feedback -- Skills and strategies for interpersonal influence, part II : using structuring strategies, exploring logical consequences, and eliciting and reflecting meaning -- Skills and strategies for interpersonal influence, part III : managing conflict via confrontation -- Group practice : alternative approaches using microskill strategies -- Assessing your personal group leadership style.
Abstract Written for beginning group leaders in the helping professions or for any field where the group process is utilized, this practical book guides readers step by concrete step through the specific skills and strategies of group leadership -- breaking down its complexities into teachable skills. The authors provide a carefully sequenced set of tools and training in basic skills that help students develop the self-confidence they will need to lead groups. Your students will discover that by using microskills, they can achieve relatively predictable results. They will practice listening and focusing skills, influencing and conflict management strategies, process observations, and much more with this books' sequenced learning activities based on Allen E. Ivey's respected Microskills Approach.
General noteTitle from resource description page (viewed October 05, 2017).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references, index, and glossary.
LanguageIn English.
Issued in other formOriginal version: 0917276159 9780917276156

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