Group Counseling with the Elderly

Masters Degree in Gerontology Counseling Psychology

GRC 650

Breyer State University
Instructor: Juan Kenigstein, PH.D, M.ED., GC-C

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to Group Counseling with the Elderly, a Master Level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Master of Science in Gerontology Counseling Psychology. I'm pleased to offer you this course. This is an exciting course. Group Counseling is designed to provide individuals with the kind of group experiences that help them learn to function effectively, to develop tolerance to stress and anxiety, and to find satisfaction in working and living with others (Corey and Corey, 1997). Group counseling can be a unique and valuable experience for group members.

TIME FRAME: This is a four-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your text book(s) have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded four semester hours of credit. Students may accelerate, but may not complete this course in less than four weeks.

TEXTBOOK: There is one (1) required textbook for this course.

Book 1: Group Counseling: Concepts and Procedures, 3rd Edition. Berg, Robert C./Landreth, Garry L./Fall, Kevin A. Taylor and Francis Publishers, 1998: ISBN # 1-560-32663-8.

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EXAMINATIONS: Grades are based on completion of assignments, activities and both exams.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

GRADING COMPOSITION:

10 Activities                              20%
10 Assignments                         20%
Development of a Group            20%
Self Evaluation                          10%
Discovery & Intention Statement 10%
Research Report                        20%

TOTAL 100%

GOALS: The aim of education about Group Counseling is to provide encouragement, to furnish support for the efforts of the practicing group facilitator, and stimulate you with ideas and practices that are helpful in a group setting.

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. From time to time, depending on how many students are enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will receive more detailed information at the time such chat sessions are scheduled. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me whenever necessary. Upon registration, you will receive my email address. If at any time during this course you change your email address, please be sure to notify me right away.

METHODS: Readings from textbook, professional books and journals Self-awareness/exploration activities

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

1). Use Group Counseling to offer the unique advantage of providing members with the opportunity to discover that their peers also have problems and to learn new ways of resolving problems by observing other members in the group deal with those problems and issues.

COURSE OUTLINE:

1). Rationale for Group Counseling.
2). The History of Group Counseling.
3). Our Theories of Group Counseling.
4). The Group Leader: Skills and Training.
5). The Group Leader's Internal Experience.
6). Getting a Counseling Group Started.
7). Problem and Intervention Techniques.
8). Typical Issues.
9). Maintaining a Group: Process and Development.
10). Termination, Evaluation, and Follow-Up.
11). Children and adolescents.
12). Adults and Elderly.
13). Individuals with Chronic Diseases, Emotional Difficulties, or Addictive Behaviors.
14). Ethical Guidelines for Group Counselors.

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