Dedication Acknowledgements About the Editors List of Contributing Authors Intro to Book - Cynthia R. Kalodner, Maria T. Riva, and Janice DeLucia-Waack Current and Historical Perspectives In Group Counseling and Psychotherapy (Part 1) Intro to Section - Maria T. Riva 1. The History of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy - Sally H. Barlow 2. A Unifying Theory for Group and Psychotherapy - Susan X. Day 3. Group Dynamics and Development - Donelson R. Forsyth and Leann Terry Diederich 4. Therapeutic Factors: Current Theory and Research - Dennis M. Kivlighan, Jr. and D. Martin Kivlighan, III 5. Process and Outcome in Group Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Perspective - Gary M. Burlingame, Kaity Whitcomb, and Sean Woodland Best Practices in Group Counseling and Psychotherapy (Part 2) Intro to Section - Maria T. Riva 6. Guidelines for Ethical and Legal Practice in Counseling and Psychotherapy Groups - Lynn S. Rapin 7. Effective Processing in Groups - Donald E. Ward 8. Selecting and Using Activities in Groups - Amy Nitza 9. Effective Group Leader Skills - Melissa Luke 10. Unleashing the Healing Power of the Group: The Mutual Aid Process - Lawrence Shulman 11. An Overview of Current Research and Best Practices for Training Beginning Group Leaders - Rex Stockton, Keith Morran, and Seok-Hwan Chang 12. Supervision of Group Leaders - Maria T. Riva 13. Measures of Group Process Dynamics, Climate Behavior, and Outcome: A Review - Sandro Sodano, Wendy Guyker, Janice L. DeLucia-Waack, Heather Cosgrove, David Altabef, and Brian Amos 14. Best Practices in Group Counseling and Psychotherapy Research - Joseph R. Miles and Jill D. Paquin Multicultural and Diverse Group Counseling and Psychotherapy (Part 3) Intro to Section - Janice DeLucia-Waack 15. Understanding Racial/Cultural Identity Development Theories to Promote Effective Multicultural Group Counseling - Michael D'Andrea 16. Using Groups to Facilitate Social Justice Change: Addressing Issues of Privilege and Oppression - Anneliese A. Singh and Carmen F. Salazar 17. Group Work with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Clients - Sharon G. Horne, Heidi M. Levitt, Teresa Reeves and Emily E. Wheeler 18. Group Counseling for African Americans: Research and Practice Considerations - Sam Steen 19. Group Counseling Services for Persons with Disabilities - Stephanie K. Ellis, Cynthia G. Simpson, Chad A. Rose and Anthony J. Plotner 20. Group Counseling with Asians - Rita Chi-Ying Chung and Fred Bemak 21. Group Work with Those in Later-Life - Tammi Vacha-Haase 22. Psychoeducational and Counseling Groups with Latinos/as - Edil Torres Rivera, Ivelisse Torres Fernandez and Whitney Alexander Hendricks 23. Group Therapy with Native People Counseling and Psychotherapy Groups In Special Settings (Part 4) Intro to Section - Janice DeLucia-Waack 24. Advancing Evidence-Based Group Work in Community Mental Health Settings: Methods, Challenges and Opportunities - Mark J. Macgowan and Alice Schmidt Hanbidge 25. Group Work in Schools - Lia D. Falco and Sheri Bauman 26. Group Work in Colleges and University Counseling Centers - Martyn Whittingham and Kacey Greening 27. Groups in Behavioral Health Settings - Joseph F. Rath, Hilary Bertisch, and Timothy R. Elliott 28. Group Treatments within the Department of Veterans Affairs - Les R. Greene, Ilan Harpaz-Rothem, Kathryn A. Sanders, Kristin MacGregor, Amanda Wheat, Lindsey Dorflinger, Anne Klee, and Joshua Bullock Special Topics in Group Counseling and Psychotherapy (Part 5) Intro to Section - Cynthia R. Kalodner 29. Groups for Depression - Peter J. Bieling, Irena Milosevic, and Randi E. McCabe 30. Groups for Anxiety Disorders - Randi E. McCabe, Irena Milosevic, and Peter J. Bieling 31. Group Psychotherapies for Complicated Grief - William E. Piper, John S. Ogrodniczuk, and Carlos Sierra Hernandez 32. Group Approaches for Addictive Behaviors - J. Michael Faragher and Adam Soberay 33. Group Work with Individuals Who Have Committed Interpersonal Violence - Jonathan P. Schwartz, Michael Waldo, and Molly J. Parsons 34. Group Work with Offenders and Mandated Clients - Robert D. Morgan, Christopher J. Romani, and Nicole R. Gross 35. Group Psychotherapy and Insecure Adult Attachment - Cheri L. Marmarosh and R. D. Markin 36. Groups for Survivors of Childhood and Sexual Abuse - Deborah A. Gerrity 37. Mindfulness and Group: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Dialetical Behavior Therapy - Chaunce R. Windle, Sandy Newsome, Michael Waldo, and Eve M. Adams 38. Pyscho-educational and Counseling Groups to Prevent and Treat Eating Disorders and Disturbances - Cynthia R. Kalodner, Janelle W. Coughlin, and Margaret Seide 39. Psycho-educational and Counseling Groups for Bullying - Katherine Raczynski and Arthur Horne 40. Counseling and Therapy Groups with Children and Adolescents - Zipora Shechtman 41. Women's Groups: Research and Practice Trends - Nathalie Kees and Nancy Leech 42. Gender-Sensitive Group Counseling and Psychotherapy with Men - Andrew M. Kiselica and Mark S. Kiselica 43. Prevention Groups - Robert K. Conyne 44. Career and Transition Counseling in Groups - John C. Dagley and Georgia B. Calhoun 45. Adventure Therapy with Groups - H.L. Lee Gillis, Michael A. Gass and Keith C. Russell 46. Post-Disaster Group Counseling: A Multicultural Perspective - Fred Bemak and Rita Chi-Ying Chung Reflections and Final Comments - Maria T. Riva, Janice DeLucia-Waack, & Cynthia R. Kalodner