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Learning during Group Therapy Leadership Training.
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Stone, Walter N.; Green, Bonnie L. – Small Group Behavior, 1978
Examined factors affecting congitive learning during a combined experiential-didactic group therapy training program. The overall goal for trainees was the acquisition of a cognitive model of group functioning, which can be translated into consistent leadership techniques. (Author/PD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Emotional Response, Group Dynamics, Leadership Styles
Increasing Motivation to Change in Group Treatment.
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Curran, Thomas F. – Small Group Behavior, 1978
In this age of accountability and evaluation, client motivation is most often cited as the primary reason for therapeutic failure. It is suggested that certain videotape procedures can contribute effectively to the amelioration of this aspect of the therapeutic dilemma. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Group Therapy, Motivation, Need Gratification
Attitudinal Group-Centered Counseling. Effects on Openmindedness.
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And Others; Goodman, David W. – Small Group Behavior, 1978
This study was designed to determine the effect of a well-defined group procedure, attitudinal "group-centered counseling" (Lifton, 1968) on the level of openness of a group of undergraduate college students. (Author/PD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Clinical Experience, College Students, Counseling
The Effects of Group Counseling on Rigidity
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Parker, Chester C.; Huff, Vaughn E. – Small Group Behavior, 1975
Undergraduate students (N=49) participated in a group counseling study. Through use of questionnaires and rating scales, it was found that group counseling was able to reduce the rigid and authoritarian aspects of the belief systems of the experimental subjects. (SE)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Authoritarianism, Beliefs, Change Strategies
A Comparison of Verbal and Nonverbal Groups
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Harvey, Virginia; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1975
The FIRO-B by Schutz and the Personal Orientation Inventory by Shostrum were used to assess personality changes in a verbal and a nonverbal T-group. Personality measures used failed to find significant posttreatment differences between groups. Several significant differences occurred within groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Graduate Students
The Effects of Group Type on Changes of Self-Concept
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Finando, Steven J.; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1977
This research looks at the effects of laboratory training on self concept. The gestalt and encounter approaches are employed to test the amount of self concept change possible in group experiences. (YRJ)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
Trainer Style and Member Attitudes Toward Trainer and Group in T-Groups
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Lundgren, David C.; Knight, David J. – Small Group Behavior, 1977
Examines the role of interpersonal needs for control and affection in influencing members' attitudinal reactions to the trainer and the group. Results indicate no support for the two-stage, authority-intimacy sequence suggested by much of the research on group development. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Helping Relationship
Encounter Group Volunteering: Implications for Research and Practice
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Dies, Robert R. – Small Group Behavior, 1978
This research evaluates why individuals seek out or avoid encounter groups. The most important reasons for participation include; self-understanding, overcoming specific problems and learning to express feelings. Reluctance may come from lack of trust and fear of losing control. (MFD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Emotional Response, Feedback, Group Behavior