An evaluation of discussion topics in group counseling

Ohlsen, Merle M.; Oelke, Merritt C.

doi:10.1002/1097-4679(196207)18:3<317::aid-jclp2270180324>3.0.co;2-l

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“…It is possible that the pooling of data from the nine groups may have reduced the possibility of more significant findings. Ohlsen and Oelke (1962) have suggested that "data from individual sessions not be Both outcome instruments were administered as pre-and post-counseling tests.…”

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“…Few studies have been undertaken to explore the relationship between the process of group counseling and its outcomes. Ohlsen and Oelke (1962), using categories of verbal content, found no clear relationship between counselee growth and such variables as topic discussed, self talk, and amount of talk. Wigell (1960), after a content analysis of tape-recorded group DAVID G. ZIMPFER is Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. sessions, found little support for his hypotheses about the relationship between counselees' expression of affect and their dealing with or solving problems.…”

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Expression of Feelings in Group Counseling

Zimpfer

1967

The Personnel and Guidance Journal

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70 high school students in 9 counseling groups were administered outcome instruments for self-evaluation and evaluation by peers. Interaction in counseling was classified according to underlying feeling early and late in the series of 12 sessions. Tests of 6 hypotheses relating feeling changes occurring during counseling to counseling outcomes showed 2 results significant at the .05 level. Change in feeling seemed to correlate more with evaluation by peers than with self-evaluation. The 9 groups were found to differ widely in type and amount of affective interaction. Methodological problems were considered. Discussion focused on implications for counseling practice and on relationships to published research.

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Expression of Feelings in Group Counseling

Zimpfer

1967

The Personnel and Guidance Journal

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A Content Analysis Technique for Evaluating Outcomes in Counseling

Schwartz

Ohlsen

1968

The Personnel and Guidance Journal

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This study involved the content analysis of tape‐recorded interviews in an attempt to validate criteria used for evaluating outcomes of counseling. A reputation (sociometric) inventory was used to select three types of students: socially effective, aggressive, and withdrawn. Each student was interviewed by a trained interviewer, and the content of interviews was analyzed according to topics discussed and affect associated with the topics. In general, socially effective students discussed a significantly greater number of topics than either the aggressive or withdrawn students. Few significant differences were found in positive‐ to negative‐affect ratios but the socially effective did generally display more positive affect than the other groups. Though this study failed to validate this technique for appraising outcomes of counseling, the investigators believe that it has promise sufficient for further research.

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