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Group processes: theories and models Group processes: theories and models [ Go there ]
Different theories help us understand how groups work. They also provide frameworks for managing groups more effectively.
It may be more helpful for practitioners and those beginning research to read accounts that are specific to guidance. There are two main source for this: 1] Higgins, R. & Westergaard, J.(1998):"In Search of Guidance Models for the group context" Occasional Papers in Careers Guidance No 2: a...

It may be more helpful for practitioners and those beginning research to read accounts that are specific to guidance. There are two main source for this:

1] Higgins, R. & Westergaard, J.(1998):"In Search of Guidance Models for the group context" Occasional Papers in Careers Guidance No 2: a collection of professional papers by the staff of the College of Guidance Studies: Stourbridge, Institute of Careers Guidance

2] Gothard, B., Mignot, P., Offer, M.S., Ruff,M.(2001): "Careers Guidance in Context", Chapter 4: "Group Work: Guidance in a group setting", London, Sage.

These two sources are about the only ones I know of that directly address the issues of group work in guidance specifically, rather than offering models from elsewhere that are not so easy to apply to a careers work or guidance context because developed for other reasons in other professional settings. Both these sources, however, take account of wider theories - e.g. theories of adult learning, and of personal construct psychology, for example.

Marcus Offer, NICEC.

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