Diversity in Group Work: Using Optimal Theory to Understand Group Process and Dynamics

Group Psychotherapy in Specialty Clinics for Substance Use Disorder Treatment: The Challenge of Ethnoracially Diverse Clients

“…However, it may be necessary for clinicians to signal that they welcome group consideration of ethnoracial issues in order for group members to bring them up (Singh et al, 2012). One potential approach is to prepare clients for intercultural groups by conducting a cultural assessment and then querying the extent to which clients are comfortable working with individuals from different ethnoracial backgrounds (Haley-Banez & Walden, 1999).…”

Feminist Group Counseling with South Asian Women Who Have Survived Intimate Partner Violence∗

“…Multicultural competencies and best practices of group counseling direct group leaders to increase awareness, skills, and knowledge of Singh, Hays / FEMINIST GROUP COUNSELING WITH SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN 89 the individuals with whom they work (Baruth & Manning, 2003;DeLucia-Waack, 1996;Greeley, Garcia, Kessler, & Gilchrest, 1992;Haley-Bañ nez & Walden, 1999). Two group leaders (including lead author, Anneliese Singh, who is a licensed professional counselor) facilitated the group, and both identified as second-generation South Asian women in the U.S.…”

The Roots of Social Justice in Group Work

“…DeLucia-Waack (1996) asserted that ''all group work is multicultural,'' recognizing each group member's unique multicultural identity, and that ''group work embraces this uniqueness as an essential therapeutic factor in how groups work'' (p. 218). Group leaders began exploring how to use members' cultural differences to facilitate self-actualization, change, and growth (e.g., Cheng, Chae, & Gunn, 1998;Haley-Banez & Walden, 1999). Cheng et al (1998) identified ways group can be used as a modality to address racial and cultural prejudice, viewing group as ''a microcosm of reversing prejudice and racism in the larger society, and thus as a microcosm of community building'' (p. 384).…”