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Group Counseling Techniques Flashcards

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  1. A group member with 18 months of sobriety begins minimizing a newcomer's relapse, saying 'you just need more willpower.' What is the counselor's BEST response?

    Answer: Ask the veteran member to share their own early relapse experiences to build empathy

    Redirecting to personal experience promotes empathy and models the disease concept without shaming either member.

  2. Which technique is MOST appropriate when a group becomes stuck in repetitive storytelling without therapeutic movement?

    Answer: Process commentary — naming the pattern aloud to the group

    Process commentary makes the group's own pattern visible and invites members to examine it therapeutically.

  3. In Yalom's group therapy model, 'universality' refers to:

    Answer: Members discovering their struggles are shared by others, reducing isolation

    Universality is a therapeutic factor in which clients realize they are not alone in their pain or addiction.

  4. A closed addiction group is in its termination phase. A member requests that the group continue meeting informally without the counselor. The counselor should:

    Answer: Explore the meaning of this request and process feelings about ending

    Exploring the request therapeutically addresses unresolved termination feelings rather than simply approving or prohibiting it.

  5. When using motivational interviewing in a group setting, the counselor PRIMARILY avoids:

    Answer: Confronting ambivalence directly or labeling members as 'in denial'

    MI's spirit is collaborative; direct confrontation and labeling undermine autonomy and evoke resistance.

  6. A member discloses in group that they are currently using substances but asks the group to keep it secret from their probation officer. The counselor's FIRST action is to:

    Answer: Review the limits of confidentiality that were established at group intake

    Revisiting pre-established confidentiality limits grounds the response in informed consent and duty-to-report obligations.

  7. Which of the following BEST describes the role of 'linking' as a group leadership technique?

    Answer: Connecting one member's statement to a similar theme expressed by another member

    Linking highlights shared themes among members, deepening cohesion and showing members they are heard in relation to each other.