ASGW Training Videos

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Leading Groups with Adolescents
Dr. Janice DeLucia-Waack, Dr. Allan Segrist
This DVD features an actual group with adolescents. The group was designed as a psychoeducational group. That is, it was intended to focus on skill development for the prevention of problems and the promotion of healthy development. As described by DeLucia-Waack (2006), psychoeducational groups "teach specific skills and coping strategies in an effort to prevent problems; such skills and strategies might include anger management, social skills, self-esteem, assertiveness, and making friends" (p. 11). The group was not scripted and members were not made aware of the specific topics or activities that would occur in the group prior to the beginning of the group itself. The group was conducted and filmed over two consecutive days. For this reason, the group differed from a typical group in that there was not a sequence of sessions each with an opening and a closing as there would be in a more traditional group structure.
(3 hours)

Dr. Janice DeLucia-Waack is an Associate Professor in Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology at the University at Buffalo, SUNY and program director for the School Counseling Program. She is a past president of Association for Specialists in Group Work, former editor of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work, and is a fellow in ACA, ASGW, and APA Division 49: Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy. She is author, co-author, and co-editor of several books on groups: Leading Psychoeducational Groups for Children and Adolescents, Using Music in Children of Divorce Groups: A Session-By-Session Manual for Counselors, Group Work Experts Share Their Favorite Activities: A Guide to Choosing, Planning, Conducting, and Processing, The Practice of Multicultural Group Work: Visions and Perspectives from the Field, Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy, and School Counselors Share Their Favorite Activities: A Guide to Choosing, Planning, Conducting, and Processing. She is currently on the advisory board for the Jean M. Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying Abuse and School Violence, newly created at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. Her research focuses on selection of group members for counseling and therapy groups, assessment of group leadership skills, perfectionism, attachment, and women's relational issues.

Dr. Allen Segrist is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Counseling and Development at Purdue University. He taught for more than 40 years as a counselor educator. In addition, he was the organizer and presiding group leader of a weekend experiential workshop held in West Lafayette, IN for more than 20 years. He is a fellow in Association for Specialists in Group Work.

Celebrating Cultural Diversity: A Group for Fifth Graders
Sheri Bauman and Sam Steen
This ASGW DVD, contains a complete recording of a six-session counseling group with fifth-graders, focusing on appreciation of cultural diversity. The tape is designed to generate discussion on topics such as group members' developmental level, the leaders' choice of activities and processing strategies, and issues surrounding the concept of culture within the group. Viewers will be able to observe, analyze, and build on the presentation. Celebrating Cultural Diversity is a useful tool both for counselor educators teaching group work and for school counselors and guidance directors seeking
relevant continuing education training materials. An introduction, facilitator processing and planning sessions, and a Viewer's Guide that provides discussion points and additional information are included.
(4 hours)

Dr. Sheri Bauman is an associate professor and director of the School Counseling master's degree program at the University of Arizona. Prior to earning her doctorate in 1999, Dr. Bauman worked in public schools for 30 years, 18 of those as a school counselor. She is a licensed psychologist, and until recently, maintained a small private practice in Las Cruces, New
Mexico. Dr. Bauman teaches in the master's program and conducts research on bullying, professional issues in school counseling, and group work. She is a member of the editorial boards for the Journal of Counseling and Development, Professional School Counseling, and in July 2007, became editor of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work. Her book, Current Topics for Helping Professionals, was just released by in 2008. Her vita lists numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Sam Steen is an assistant professor at George Washington University. Prior to earning his doctorate, Dr. Steen worked as a school counselor at both elementary and secondary levels in Northern Virginia for approximately ten years. Dr. Steen has published on the topics of group work and school counselors and his research interests include closing the achievement gap between students of color and their European American counterparts. Currently, Dr. Steen is developing and testing a group counseling model entitled "Achieving Success Everyday" which integrates academic and personal-social development for students in need of additional support that is practical and relevant for k-12 professional school counselors. Drs. Bauman and Steen have collaborated on research and share an interest in both group work and multiculturalism. This is the first group they have co-led.

Developmental Aspects of Group Counseling
Rex Stockton
Three easy-to-teach segments on the most critical areas in group counseling: developmental stages of group members, professional development of group leaders, and supervision of group leaders by a mentor. Learn to identify the different roles in group dynamics and gain a solid foundation for leading groups. 1995 45 minutes per tape

Part I. Early Development
Part II. Moving Through the Transition to the Working Stage
Part III. The Working Stage and Termination

Group Work: Leading in the Here and Now
Peg Carroll
These tapes demonstrate how group members learn to participate in the "here and now process." Peg Carroll periodically stops the group and dialogues with a group of outside observers regarding the meaning of her interventions. The effects of setting norms, dealing with resistance, trust, silence, scapegoating, and negative feelings toward fellow members or the leader are demonstrated. Additional process issues that occur are analyzed as the group unfolds. 1985 60 minutes each tape

Part I. The Initial Stage Order
Part II. Reassessing Goals-Transition and Flight
Part III. The Group in Conflict and in Summation