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    Group Counseling Techniques

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    Group counseling techniques include active listening, scanning for nonverbal cues, reflection, clarification, summarization, linking comments together, mini-lectures, encouraging participation, setting a positive tone, serving as a role model, using voice appropriately, identifying helpful members, understanding diverse backgrounds, self-disclosure, getting members to engage with each other, drawing out quiet members, cutting off overly long or inappropriate comments, handling arguments constructively, preventing members from rescuing others, using rounds and dyads to facilitate discussion, and processing the discussion.

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    Group counseling techniques include active listening, scanning for nonverbal cues, reflection, clarification, summarization, linking comments together, mini-lectures, encouraging participation, setting a positive tone, serving as a role model, using voice appropriately, identifying helpful members, understanding diverse backgrounds, self-disclosure, getting members to engage with each other, drawing out quiet members, cutting off overly long or inappropriate comments, handling arguments constructively, preventing members from rescuing others, using rounds and dyads to facilitate discussion, and processing the discussion.

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    Group counseling techniques include active listening, scanning for nonverbal cues, reflection, clarification, summarization, linking comments together, mini-lectures, encouraging participation, setting a positive tone, serving as a role model, using voice appropriately, identifying helpful members, understanding diverse backgrounds, self-disclosure, getting members to engage with each other, drawing out quiet members, cutting off overly long or inappropriate comments, handling arguments constructively, preventing members from rescuing others, using rounds and dyads to facilitate discussion, and processing the discussion.

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    Group counseling techniques include active listening, scanning for nonverbal cues, reflection, clarification, summarization, linking comments together, mini-lectures, encouraging participation, setting a positive tone, serving as a role model, using voice appropriately, identifying helpful members, understanding diverse backgrounds, self-disclosure, getting members to engage with each other, drawing out quiet members, cutting off overly long or inappropriate comments, handling arguments constructively, preventing members from rescuing others, using rounds and dyads to facilitate discussion, and processing the discussion.

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    Group Counseling Techniques

    Active listening: listening to content, voice, and body language; be aware of what
    members are feeling and thinking even when they are not speaking; scan the group
    for nonverbal gestures

    Scanning for nonverbal clues: keep your eyes moving; look for head nods, facial
    expressions, tears, and body shifts

    Reflection: restate comments and/or feelings behind comments

    Clarification: help members to clarify statements for the benefit of the speaker
    or for the entire group; may use questioning, restating, or other members to help
    clarify

    Summarizing: use when a member has spoken for several minutes (tighten the
    focus), making a transition from one topic to another, or when the discussion has
    overlapping points (deepen the focus)

    Linking: pointing out commonalities; facilitates bonding

    Mini-lecturing: need to provide information; needs to be interesting, relevant,


    short, and energizing; consider cultural differences and make sure you have
    current, correct, and objective information

    Encouraging: warm voice, pleasant facial expression, and open posture

    Setting the tone: encourage sharing and caring; consider your actions, words, and
    what is allowed in group

    Serve as a model: communication, active listening, encouragement

    Use of voice: includes tone, pitch, volume, and rate


    Setting the tone: change voice pattern according to needs of group
    Energizing the group: demonstrate interests
    Pacing the group: move group faster or slower as needed
    Identify allies: find cooperative and helpful members and use them to benefit the
    group

    Understand diverse cultural backgrounds: realize any impact on group

    Self-disclosure: shows you are willing to risk and share yourself; should not
    become focus of group; used only occasionally

    Getting members to look at other members: look away from member, gesture to
    look at others, tell them

    Drawing out members: be direct; make eye contact; ask for their input; use dyads,
    rounds, or written exercises

    Cutting off members: use when members has spoken for too long or says
    something that is inappropriate; consider timing (comes with experience); use
    appropriate tone of voice; offer an explanation; finish questions looking at another
    member; avoid eye contact; ask for another’s input

    Handling arguments: cut off quickly; if productive, then focus on the process of
    communication; may want to discuss what is happening or may need to shift focus

    Handling rescuing members: cut off comments of members who are trying to
    rescue another member

    Rounds: every member responds; choose various starting points; avoiding starting
    and ending with negative member; if member doesn’t answer you can skip them or
    come back to them; need to process the round (summarize responses into a more
    focused topic); don’t overuse

    Dyads: members pair up; use for no more than 10 minutes

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