Group Dynamics: Theory and Practice

Catalog description

The primary purposes of this course are to introduce students to the theory of group process & group dynamics underlying the practice of group counseling & the use of groups in a wide range of counselor interventions with children, adolescents & adults. Students will develop an understanding of group dynamics through readings, lectures, participation in & observing of ongoing groups. Attention will be given to personal, interpersonal, & group level dynamics as they occur in groups & to the interdependence of emotions, behavior & thought in group life.