Using Structured Group Workshops to Teach Group Process

Abstract

A course in group process for master's level students in a Clinical/Community Psychology Program is described. When group methods courses are taught using the lecture/seminar method, they often fail to engage students on an emotional level. Alternatively, a totally experiential format (e.g., students as group therapy participants and the instructor as leader/therapist), fails to provide an adequate information base. This course offers students the opportunity to experience group process directly through developing, leading, and participating in structured group workshops in class.