William B. Kline

Training group workers: Implications of the new asgw training standards for training and practice

Abstract The new ASGW Standards and their evolution are described and contrasted with 1983 Standards. Implications for group work training and practice are presented.

The significance of the group experience for students in counselor education: A preliminary naturalistic inquiry

Abstract Group experiences for counselor education students are explored. Interpersonal Attitudes, Emotional Awareness, Behavioral Learning. Interpersonal Learning, and Insight emerge as key elements.

A Qualitative Investigation of the Process of Group Supervision with Group Counselors.

Abstract Group supervision has been widely practiced throughout the history of counselor education. Although professional standards require group supervision for counselors-in-training, few researchers have attempted to provide empirical results describing the process of group supervision, specifically group supervision with group counselors Grounded theory procedures were used to explore the experiences of six group counselors-in-training throughout a 15-week supervision group. Results illuminated a theoretical foundation that highlighted participation anxiety as a condition that affected the interrelated and interactive processes of how and what supervisees learned in group supervision.

The Personal Characteristics of Effective Counselors: What 10 Experts Think:

The counseling professional has called for the use of personal characteristics to be used for admissions to counseling programs as well as in the evaluation of counseling students. 10 expert counselors ranked 22 personality characteristics of potential students for importance and responsiveness to training. The most important include empathy, acceptance, and warmth, while the least important include resourcefulness, sympathy and sociability.

Context for revising the association for specialists in group work training standards

Abstract The revised standards for the training of group workers, recently adopted by the Association for Specialists in Group Work Executive Board (April 1991) are presented, preceded by a context for their development.

Anxiety as a Condition for Learning in Group Supervision

Abstract This article describes how group counselors participating in group supervision perceive and experience anxiety. The accounts of these counselors provide perspectives that illuminate anxiety as a condition for learning in group supervision, the group supervisors role in facilitating learning in group supervision, and the intensity of process-oriented group supervision for supervisees.