Group Work Intervention

Catalog description

This course provides students with a foundational understanding of the knowledge and skills required to participate in and lead small groups in a variety of settings. The course emphasizes an experiential approach, which will provide students with the opportunity to develop skills in planning, facilitating, organizing, and evaluating the success of groups in micro and macro practice. Students will learn about the basic issues in group work and how to design groups for and work with children, youth, and adults. Instructors will place emphasis on the exploration and application of group work theory, principles and practices of group counseling, stages of group development, group dynamics, and group leadership.