Group Counseling Using Client-Centered Therapy Research Paper

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What he mentions that other authors did not mention -- and this paper views as imperative -- is for the facilitator to understand the salient goal he must have in mind is not abstinence but simply to encourage the client to return for the next appointment. According to the literature, the trend in group therapy leans towards client-centered, empathy-infused, open-minded and respectful treatment of clients, which is diametrically opposed to the stuffy, arrogant tactics of the past (i.e., "doctor knows best" didactical approach).

Adlerian Group Therapy

Adlerian group counseling "lends itself to brief interventions and short-term formats," according to author Gerald Corey.

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What the author means by that is, using Adlerian strategies (explaining to the client that there are time limitations) can help "motivate both client and therapist to stay focused on desired outcomes" and to be super efficient in dealing with the present and the future but not the past (Corey, 2008, p. 172). When approaching group counseling with at-risk adolescents -- a group that is "especially vulnerable to losing a sense of hope that life can be better" -- the Adlerian concepts ("an optimistic view of change"; "goal alignment"; and "rapid assessment") fit seamlessly into that milieu (Corey, 173).

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