Group Counseling NCE Exam Elaboration |Graded A+|

Group Counseling NCE Exam Elaboration |Graded A+| Jacob Moreno *Ans* Coined term "group therapy" in 1931, father of psychodrama Pratt *Ans* First counseling groups in 1905 on tuberculosis Davis *Ans* Introduced groups into schools in 1907 Slavson *Ans* Used groups with children, started American Group Psychotherapy Association in 1942 Alcoholics Anonymous *Ans* First self-help group, 1930s Lewin *Ans* Started training groups (T-groups) in 1960s, referred to group cohesiveness as "positive valence" Reality Distortion *Ans* Environment of group is different than the outside world Role Differentiation *Ans* Process where members adopt different roles within group Johari Window *Ans* Used to explain self-disclosure - there are 4 quadrants of information depending on whether it's known/unknown to self and known/unknown to others Gatekeeping *Ans* Occurs when leader and members insist on sticking to group norms Blocking *Ans* Resisting behavior by member that slows group progress - often seen as silence or non-participation Informing *Ans* When a member talks about another member outside of group Sociogram *Ans* Graphical representations of group member interaction patterns, shows the star, cluster and isolate members Forming Stage *Ans* Stage that includes discussion of norms and rules Transition Stage *Ans* Stage that includes testing bo