This lecture addresses the termination stage of group counseling as a purposeful phase of consolidation, evaluation, and closure. It outlines core tasks, emotional processes, assessment strategies, and adaptations across clinical, school, and community settings.

This lecture examines the working stage of group counseling, where cohesion deepens and therapeutic change is most active. It integrates member tasks, leader interventions, and ethical-cultural considerations that support sustained group effectiveness.

This lecture explores the transition stage of group counseling, characterized by conflict, resistance, and boundary testing. It emphasizes ethical leadership responses, constructive confrontation, and the management of transference and countertransference to build cohesion.

This lecture focuses on the intentional planning and formation of effective counseling groups, from clarifying purpose to member selection and early-session structure. It highlights how deliberate design fosters safety, cohesion, and meaningful interpersonal growth.

This lecture surveys major theoretical approaches to group counseling and demonstrates how theory directly shapes leadership style and intervention choices. It encourages students to reflect on their emerging theoretical orientation as a foundation for professional practice.

This lecture examines the ethical and legal responsibilities of group counselors, with particular attention to online modalities, social justice, and faith integration. It emphasizes informed consent, confidentiality, counselor competence, and culturally responsive decision-making.

This lecture introduces the foundations of group counseling, including its historical development, core group models, and the therapeutic power of acceptance and universality. It situates group work within experiential learning, ethical practice, and multicultural competence as central professional outcomes.