The Efficacy of Group Counseling with Older Adults.

Mardoyan, Jennifer L.; Weis, David M.

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ERIC Number: EJ253497

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Publication Date: 1981-Nov

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The Efficacy of Group Counseling with Older Adults.

Mardoyan, Jennifer L.; Weis, David M.

Personnel and Guidance Journal, v60 n3 p161-63 Nov 1981

Discusses problems with the individual counseling of older adults and suggests a group counseling approach is more effective. Considers benefits of group counseling including: (1) the discovery of appropriate social roles; (2) supportive sharing; (3) a positive cohort effect; and (4) renewed social interaction. (RC)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Bias, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Role, Group Counseling, Individual Counseling, Interpersonal Relationship, Older Adults, Role Models, State of the Art Reviews

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Language: English

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