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Direct linkOhrt, Jonathan H.; Ener, Elizabeth; Porter, Jessica; Young, Tabitha L. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2014
Effective group leaders possess specialized counseling skills and abilities; however, attention to group leadership training appears to be lagging behind that of individual counseling. In this phenomenological study we explored group leaders' perceptions of their training and experience. Twenty-two professional counselors participated in…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Leadership, Counselor Attitudes, Semi Structured Interviews
Ohrt, Jonathan H.; Prochenko, Yulia; Stulmaker, Hayley; Huffman, David; Fernando, Delini; Swan, Karrie – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2014
In this phenomenological study, we explored 52 group members' development in experiential groups. Specifically, participants completed 10 weekly journal reflections about their experiences as members and also reflected on the group's overall development. Four overall themes--exploration, transition, working, closure--as well as multiple…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Counselor Training, Experiential Learning, Student Experience
Ohrt, Jonathan H.; Robinson, E. H., III; Hagedorn, W. Bryce – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2013
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to compare the effects of personal growth groups and psychoeducational groups on counselor education students' (n = 74) empathy and group leader self-efficacy. Additionally, we compared the degree to which participants in each group valued: (a) cohesion, (b) catharsis, and (c) insight. There were no…
Descriptors: Emotional Experience, Self Efficacy, Empathy, Counselor Training
Young, Tabitha L.; Reysen, Rebekah; Eskridge, Talunja; Ohrt, Jonathan H. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 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,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Therapy, Trainees, Group Dynamics
Ware, Jenifer N.; Ohrt, Jonathan H.; Swank, Jacqueline M. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2012
This phenomenological study explored the perspectives of 6 children who participated in a social skills group. The children were identified as having significant social skills delays and 4 of the children had a disorder on the autism spectrum. Seven themes emerged: mutual acceptance and support, improved interpersonal skills, positive feelings…
Descriptors: Autism, Group Experience, Interpersonal Competence, Phenomenology
Ieva, Kara P.; Ohrt, Jonathan H.; Swank, Jacqueline M.; Young, Tabitha – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2009
The qualitative inquiry describes the personal experiences of 15 master's level counselors-in-training who participated in an experiential personal growth group as an adjunct to their group counseling course. This study explored how counselors-in-training make meaning of their personal growth group experiences as well as how they perceive the…
Descriptors: Group Counseling, Graduate Students, Student Experience, Counselor Training
