  | Book Details Title: Groups: A Counseling Specialty (7th Edition) |
Book DescriptionReview From Reviews of the Book: “The material is exactly right for my students, as most of it is new to them. . . . Gladding does an excellent job of systematically addressing and clearly describing key group counseling concepts. This is one of the best texts for beginning group counsellors. . . . I’ve used this text for years and our students continually do very well on the NCE group questions. So, this text covers the material they are tested on later through NBCC.” —Joel F. Diambra, University of Tennessee “A key strength of this book is thoroughness. The author covers a lot of important content information. Each concept is clearly explained to the reader. Additionally, the information is well supported by research and previous literature. The text is well-organized as a whole and within chapters. It is easy to refer back and find information. The tables and figures are extremely helpful in organizing the information and presenting it in a clear manner. I believe the topics fit perfectly for an introductory group class and provide students with a solid foundation. I appreciate the coverage of groups with various developmental levels. Additionally, I appreciate the chapter on creative interventions in group. . . . [T]he book includes content that will certainly meet the CACREP standards.” — Jonathan Ohrt, University of North Texas Read more From the Back Cover From Reviews of the Book: “The material is exactly right for my students, as most of it is new to them. . . . Gladding does an excellent job of systematically addressing and clearly describing key group counseling concepts. This is one of the best texts for beginning group counsellors. . . . I’ve used this text for years and our students continually do very well on the NCE group questions. So, this text covers the material they are tested on later through NBCC.” –Joel F. Diambra, University of Tennessee “A key strength of this book is thoroughness. The author covers a lot of important content information. Each concept is clearly explained to the reader. Additionally, the information is well supported by research and previous literature. The text is well-organized as a whole and within chapters. It is easy to refer back and find information. The tables and figures are extremely helpful in organizing the information and presenting it in a clear manner. I believe the topics fit perfectly for an introductory group class and provide students with a solid foundation. I appreciate the coverage of groups with various developmental levels. Additionally, I appreciate the chapter on creative interventions in group. . . . [T]he book includes content that will certainly meet the CACREP standards.” – Jonathan Ohrt, University of North Texas Read more About the Author Samuel T. Gladding is a professor of counseling in the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University. He is a Fellow in the American Counseling Association and its past president. Gladding has also been president of the American Association of State Counseling Boards (AASCB) and Chi Sigma Iota (counseling academic and professional honor society international). A prolific writer, Gladding is the author of 41 books (including revisions), over seven dozen refereed journal articles, and five training videos. He has twice been a Fulbright Specialist (China and Turkey), an external evaluator of counseling programs in Malaysia, and a mental health responder after the terrorists’ attack of 9/11 in New York and the shootings at Virginia Tech. Read more Customers Review: This is a fine book for an overview of group therapy if the reader understands context. While it pays lip service to multiculturalism and diversity, the bias in this book is very male and pretty much Caucasian. Men formed consciousness-raising groups because they were threatened by the women’s movement? And the women’s groups listed are mostly “victim” groups or women struggling to identify themselves as something other than caregivers? Doesn’t really reflect modern groups for women. And the idea that college women would need to attend groups to prevent “date violence” (source for that note-1996) is outdated and sad. Women are more than victims or potential victims. The references fall into the 2010-present range very rarely–lots of 20th-century references to be expected in a text about a profession that was born in that century. But in this case, it seems to be indicative of a need for a more serious overhaul. This is a seventh edition and it seems to have evolved little from its first incarnation in 1991. | |
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