5 credits

Students in this course are provided with a comprehensive review of clinical and counseling approaches to group therapy. Students examine the theoretical bases of different approaches to group therapy, including psychoanalytic, existential, person-centered, gestalt, transactional, behavioral, rational-emotive, and reality therapy. Through an in-depth literature review as well as weekly discussions and written assignments, students focus on various types of groups, the efficacy of using group therapy as the treatment method with various multicultural populations, the stages of group development, and related professional and ethical considerations.