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What Kind of Training Does a Group-Centered Preventionist Need?

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Effective training programs do not have to cost hundreds of dollars, but a training program must enable trainees to conduct a prevention group effectively. All psychologists, social workers, counselors, school personnel, and community social agency workers absolutely must understand group process if they are ever to work successfully with others in a group setting. Unfortunately, too many people think that group work is easy and does not require training. They are completely wrong. If we are to produce and facilitate effective group prevention programs, we must first teach the intricacies of group process. Using a training group with hands-on experience and application would allow trainees to experience the power of group process as well as learn to use it effectively. A group-centered training approach would allow trainees to practice, to use modeling, and to give constructive feedback to the trainer. The training session for this chapter gives two case studies and shows how to build an effective training program for each case study.

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Clanton Harpine, E. (2015). What Kind of Training Does a Group-Centered Preventionist Need?. In: Group-Centered Prevention in Mental Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19102-7_9

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