COUN 6973L - Guided Group Counseling
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 02, CRN 43768,
Credit hours: 1
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Sonya Thompkins
Email: smthompkins@ysu.edu
Course Description
6973L. Guided Group Counseling. Supervised experience in the use of interventions appropriate to stages of group development. Emphasis will be placed on promoting self-awareness, interpersonal skills, and group skills and techniques. Course is taken concurrently with COUN 6973. 1 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Groups: A counseling specialty. (9th ed.). | Gladding, S. T. |
Gladding, S. T. (2024). Groups: A counseling specialty. (9th ed.). Pearson.
ASGW Web Page
The Association for Specialists in Group Work, a division of the American Counseling Association,
provides resources for practitioners in group work.
http://www.asgw.org/
American Counseling Association Code of Ethics (2014)
http://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 8/25 | Introduction/ Arrange group schedule / Review syllabus and forms CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 1 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 9/1 | SC, CMH, HE Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 2 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 9/8 | Psychoeducational Groups Begin SC, CMH, HE Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 3 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 9/15 | SC, CMH, HE Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 4 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 9/22 | SC, CMH, HE Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 5 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 9/29 | SC, CMH, HE Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 6 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 10/6 | SC, CMH, HE Group (Co-leaders or Single leader) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 7 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 10/13 | Personal Growth Groups Begin Personal Growth Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 8 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 10/20 | No Lecture Class (No Lab class) | N/A | |
| Tue | 10/27 | Personal Growth Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 9 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 11/3 | Personal Growth Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 10 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 11/10 | Personal Growth Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 11 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 11/17 | Personal Growth Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 12 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 11/24 | Personal Growth Group (Co-leaders) CACREP 2024 Standards met: 3.F.2, 3.F.4, 3.F.7, 3.F.10 | Journal 13 Due by Sunday | |
| Tue | 12/1 | No group meeting in lecture class. No journal due. | N/A | |
| Tue | 12/8 | FINAL EXAM WEEK (Group Process Paper due) | Group process paper due by 12/8 |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.