While many training videos present a single session of therapy or use actors to reenact a course of treatment, this video is remarkable in that you’ll witness eight actual sessions of group counseling with teens.
Creating safety for adolescents to express emotional vulnerability can seem particularly difficult given this population’s much-documented resistance to self-disclosure. Moreover, working with this age group poses challenges related to managing energy levels and varying degrees of introversion and extraversion. Steen and Bauman prove their skill in all of these areas, facilitating crosstalk and direct interaction among their group members while encouraging relational risks and deeper thinking about the experiences that connect us all.
You’ll be impressed by the range of issues these children bring to the group, from feeling “weird” for enjoying reading, to worrying about relationships, to rumors and bullying, and much more. With so much of our therapeutic work occurring in isolation from other professionals, you’ll find it particularly instructive to see how these two talented therapists authentically connect with the teens and complement each other’s facilitation styles. Perhaps you’ll be inspired to co-lead a group yourself!
In this minimally edited video, Steen and Bauman offer a transparent, thoughtful deconstruction of their methods that anyone working with adolescents will find educational and refreshing.
By watching this video, you will:
- Learn how to present discussion topics in age-appropriate ways that create safety to self-disclose.
- Discover ways to enliven and focus the group when energy is low.
- Identify how and when to adjust activities based on observations of group members.
Length of video: 6:25:02
English subtitles available
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-419-3
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-419-2
Sam Steen, PhD, is an associate professor at George Mason University. He has published on the topics of group work and school counselors.
Sheri Bauman, PhD, is an associate professor and director of the School Counseling program at the University of Arizona. She is the author of
Essential Topics for the Helping Professional.
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