Whether you’ve led, observed or participated in therapeutic process groups, you’ve likely sensed that they have concrete, discernible phases. In this educational video, Dr. Rex Stockton explicitly demystifies these phases in a straightforward way, offering clear outlines interspersed with corresponding demonstrations of the developmental stages of short-term group therapy, co-facilitated by two of Stockton’s supervisees.
This group takes a journey, indeed! The video is both ambitious and adventurous, and you’ll feel gratified watching leaders Eddie and Kent take their insights from Stockton’s supervision back to the group at each stage. The six group members (seamlessly role-played by Stockton’s other counseling students) learn as they go, staying engaged amid emotional uncertainty and interpersonal rifts that threaten group cohesion.
You’ll see the two leaders gain confidence over the course of the group, offering process statements that encourage thoughtful cross-communication, titrating the pace of individual contributions, and helping members translate insight into action. Nearing the group’s end, each member is invited to resolve unfinished business while processing both the closure of the group and plans for integrating the work into their lives. At the group’s close, all involved are genuinely moved by the experience.
By watching this video, you will:
- Understand the developmental stages and trajectory of short-term group counseling.
- Identify clinical signposts for making effective group interventions.
- Learn tools for supporting group members in self-disclosure, processing group milestones, and integrating the work.
Length of video: 2:11:04
English subtitles available
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-426-6
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-426-0
Rex Stockton is the Class of 1969 Chancellor’s Professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at Indiana University, where he has held a wide variety of academic, administrative and professional responsibilities. For 20 years, he directed the annual Paul Munger Summer Conference for counselors at Indiana University, a well-known in-service training program for counselors in Indiana and neighboring states.
Dr. Stockton is a recipient of the American Counseling Association’s Extended Research Award and the Association for Specialists in Group Work Eminent Career Award. Most recently, he received APA’s Division 49, the Arthur Teicher Award. He is also a recipient of the Burton W. Gorman Teaching Award at Indiana University and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision’s Distinguished Mentor Award. In addition to his research efforts, Dr. Stockton has conducted many workshops, nationally and internationally.
As well as his consulting, instructional and research activities, Dr. Stockton has held numerous offices and committee assignments in professional societies. Among other roles, he is a Fellow of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Currently, Dr. Stockton leads a project focusing on counselor training and research related to HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. More information about the International Counseling, Advocacy, Research and Education (I-CARE) project may be found
here.