CACREP core area 6 of 9
Group Counseling & Group Work for the NCE
13 topics, each with a free study summary, a cheat sheet, and a practice question with rationales. New to this area? Start with the Group work for the NCE overview.
Group Types & Foundations
Group Development & Dynamics
- Stages of group developmentTuckman's five stages and Corey's parallel stages, stage-matched leader tasksHigh-yield
- Yalom's therapeutic factorsthe eleven factors and when each matters mostHigh-yield
- Group member rolestask, maintenance, and self-serving roles
- Problem member behaviorsmonopolizers, silent members, scapegoating, storytelling
- Group norms & cohesionnorm formation, cohesion as the group's working alliance
- Groupthink & conformityconformity risks, managing deviance
Group Leadership
- Leadership styles & functionsauthoritarian/democratic/laissez-faire; executive function, caring, meaning attributionFrequently tested
- Group leadership techniqueslinking, blocking, drawing out, cutting off, here-and-now processingFrequently tested
- Co-leadershipadvantages, pitfalls, modeling
- Ethics in group workconfidentiality's limits in groups, involuntary members, ASGW standardsFrequently tested
Study this area with practice that adapts
Practice questions, flashcards, and a spaced-review queue for every topic, plus timed NCE practice exams. Start with a free topic.