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ERIC Number: EJ994717
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0193-3922
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Personal Growth Groups: Measuring Outcome and Evaluating Impact
Young, Tabitha L.; Reysen, Rebekah; Eskridge, Talunja; Ohrt, Jonathan H.
Journal for Specialists in Group Work, v38 n1 p52-67 2013
Although researchers speculate counselor-trainees who participate in personal growth groups as part of their course curriculum experience essential group processes and personal growth, there is a lack of empirical evidence supporting this claim. This quantitative study investigates counselor-trainee's perceptions of the therapeutic, developmental, and wellness factors that occur within their personal growth groups. Forty-three personal growth group participants attending personal growth groups as part of their masters' level counselor education curriculum participated in this study. The results of this study provide preliminary empirical evidence that counselor-trainees are obtaining first-hand knowledge of essential group processes (i.e., group development, therapeutic factors, and personal growth) through their participation in the 10-hr personal growth groups. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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