Full Description
The purpose of this book is to provide readers with an overview of basic group dynamics and techniques that are effective in Higher Education and Student Affairs settings. Student affairs professionals frequently engage in group work and team projects that require them to engage undergraduate students in ways that are unlike the classroom or less formal social setting. To help these individuals navigate their new roles, this book will provide an overview of basic group dynamics and leadership skills that facilitate productive group functioning. The book will be both a textbook that provides content regarding group dynamics, group theory, and group leadership, and a workbook/guidebook that provides information and scenarios that encourage readers to consider how the basic group principals can be applied in various areas within student affairs.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Part I: Foundational Knowledge for Effective Groups
1 Introduction to Group Counseling and Dynamics
Susan J. Foster, Rodney E. Harris, and Denita Hudson
2 Overview of Common Group Theories
Emily Donald and Adam Carter
Part II: Effective Group Leadership and Membership
3 Group Leadership Techniques
Marty Jencius
4 Culturally Responsive Group Leadership
Christian D. Chan, Tamekia Bell, and Tahani Dari
5 Leading a Team
Mary G. Mayorga
6 Being an Effective Group Member
Adam Carter and Emily Donald
7 Team and Committee Work
Suzanne Degges-White and Wendy Killam
Part III: Implementing Groups on Campus
8 Being an Advisor for Student Groups
Kimberlee Ratliff and Janet Athanasiou
9 Creating Group Opportunities for Students
Siu-Man Raymond Ting and Mona Nour
10 Residence Life and the Integration of Groups
Shannon Dean-Scott and Peter Theodore Ingwersen
Part IV: Groups for Specific Campus Populations
11 Group Opportunities for First-Generation College Students: Honoring Cultural Wealth
Angelica M. Tello
12 Groups for Academically Vulnerable Students: The PEGASUS Intervention
Rebekah Reysen
13 Groups for Student Veterans
Wendy Killam and Suzanne Degges-White
14 Groups to Support Survivors of Sexual Assault
Eve Kagan and Katherine M. Atkins
15 Group Support for Students with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's
Wendy Killam
16 Support Groups for Single Mothers
Emily Donald and Adam Carter
Part V: Trends in Student Affairs Group Implementation
17 Technology and Groups in Student Affairs Practice
Emily Donald and Adam Carter
18 Current Issues and Future Trends
Jane M. Webber, J. Barry Mascari, Robert Kitzinger, and Stephanie Bobbit
About the Editors and Contributors
