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Psychodrama in Group Counseling Study Guide

This guide provides an overview of psychodrama in group counseling. It covers the fundamental concepts such as Tele, Surplus Reality, Catharsis, and Role Theory. The basic elements including the roles of Protagonist, Auxiliary Egos, Director, and Audience are explained. The three phases of a psychodrama session—Warm-Up, Action, and Sharing/Discussion—are detailed, along with therapeutic techniques like Role Reversal, The Magic Shop, Mirror Technique, and Future Projection. Applications in school

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Stages and Theoretical Approaches to Group Counseling

Initial and Transition Stages of Group Counseling

This material covers the initial or orientation stage and the transition stage within group counseling.

  • Initial or Orientation Stage
  • Inclusion and identity
  • Trust
  • Group leader’s role
  • Transition Stage
  • Reluctance

Early Stages and Transition in Group Counseling

Discussion of early stages of forming a group, challenges in initial meetings, and overcoming issues in the transition stage.

  • early stages of forming and setting up a group
  • challenges in early group formation
  • initial meetings
  • transition stage
  • reluctance to be involved
  • push back at group leaders

Psychodrama in Group Counseling

This chapter explores the theory and practice of psychodrama in groups, including key concepts, basic elements, phases of the process, and applications in schools and multicultural populations.

  • Creativity
  • Spontaneity
  • Tele
  • Surplus reality
  • Catharsis and insight
  • Reality testing
  • Role theory
  • Protagonist
  • Auxiliary egos
  • Director
  • Audience
  • Stage
  • Warm-Up Phase
  • Action Phase
  • Sharing and Discussion Phase
  • Role playing
  • Role reversal
  • Magic shop technique

Existential Theory and Group Counseling Practice

Stages in the Development of a Group

This material covers pregroup issues, the formation stage, the working stage of cohesion and productivity, the consolidation and termination stage, and the evaluation and follow-up stage.

  • The Formation Stage
  • Pregroup issues
  • Recruiting members
  • Screening group members
  • Pregroup meeting
  • Multicultural considerations
  • Orienting members to a group
  • Working Stage
  • Group cohesion
  • Productivity
  • Therapeutic Factors
  • Trust and acceptance
  • Empathy and caring
  • Intimacy
  • Hope
  • Freedom to experiment
  • Catharsis
  • Cognitive restructuring
  • Commitment to change
  • Self-disclosure

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