1st Edition
International Perspectives on Group Work Leadership, Practice, Research, and Teaching
Introduction Ana Puig, Bogusia Skudrzyk, Julieta Monteiro-Leitner, and A. Michael Hutchins
1. Critical Issues in International Group Counseling Fred Bemak and Rita Chi-Ying Chung
2. Development and Implementation of an International Counseling Outreach Effort in Bhutan: A Group Stage Conceptualization Lorraine J. Guth, Sonya Lorelle, J. Scott Hinkle, and Theodore P. Remley
3. Group Work During International Disaster Outreach Projects: A Model to Advance Cultural Competence Cirecie West-Olatunji, Rachel Henesy, and Melanie Varney
4. International Consultation and Training on Group Work in South Asia Farah A. Ibrahim
5. A Grounded Theory of Western-Trained Asian Group Leaders Leading Groups in Asia Nattasuda Taephant, Deborah Rubel, and Julia Champe
6. Teaching Group Counseling in Botswana: Two U.S.-Trained Counselors Discuss Experiences and Share Cultural Considerations for Practice Angela D. Coker and Aaron R. Majuta
7. International Cultural Immersion: Assessing the Influence of a Group Intervention on Intercultural Sensitivity for Counselor Trainees Sejal M. Barden, Laura Shannonhouse, and Keith Mobley
8. Group Counseling and Satsang: Learning From Indian Group Practices Christopher Rybak, Deepa Sathaye, and Megha Deuskar
9. Understanding the Islamic Concept of Usrah and Its Application to Group Work Nabisah Ibrahim, Siti Rozaina Kamsani, and Julia Champe
10. Transcending Traditional Group Work: Using the Brazilian Martial Art of Capoeira as a Clinical Therapeutic Group for Culturally Diverse Adolescents Isaac Burt
11. Therapeutic Factors and Members’ Perception of Co-Leaders’ Attitudes in a Psychoeducational Group for Greek Children With Social Anxiety Andreas Brouzos, Stephanos P. Vassilopoulos, and Vasiliki C. Baourda
12. The Development of Relational Competences in High School Students by Means of Sociometric Methods Regiane da Silva Macuch and Henrique Malheiro Vaz
13. Development and Implementation of a Psychoeducational Group for Ghanaian Adolescents Experiencing Parental Divorce Anthony K. Nkyi
Conclusion Ana Puig, Bogusia Skudrzyk, Julieta Monteiro-Leitner and A. Michael Hutchins
Biography
Ana Puig is an associate scholar and research director in the Office of Educational Research at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Bogusia Skudrzyk is Program Director and Professor of Counselor Education at Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
Julieta Monteiro-Leitner is a Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, USA.
A. Michael Hutchins is a licensed professional counselor in private practice in Tucson, AZ, USA.
