Group Development and Group Leadership in Student Affairs

Group Development and Group Leadership in Student Affairs provides readers with an overview of basic group dynamics and techniques that are effective in higher education and student affairs settings. Student affairs professionals frequently use group work and team projects that require them to engage undergraduate students in ways that are unlike the classroom or less formal social setting. To help these individuals navigate their new roles, this book will provide an overview of basic group dynamics and leadership skills that facilitate productive group functioning. The book will be both a textbook that provides content regarding group dynamics, group theory and group leadership, and a workbook/guidebook that provides information and scenarios that encourage readers to consider how the basic group principals can be applied in various areas of student affairs.

Acknowledgments

Part I: Foundational Knowledge for Effective Groups

1 Introduction to Group Counseling and Dynamics

Susan J. Foster, Rodney E. Harris, and Denita Hudson

2 Overview of Common Group Theories

Emily Donald and Adam Carter

Part II: Effective Group Leadership and Membership

3 Group Leadership Techniques

Marty Jencius

4 Culturally Responsive Group Leadership

Christian D. Chan, Tamekia Bell, and Tahani Dari

5 Leading a Team

Mary G. Mayorga

6 Being an Effective Group Member

Adam Carter and Emily Donald

7 Team and Committee Work

Suzanne Degges-White and Wendy Killam

Part III: Implementing Groups on Campus

8 Being an Advisor for Student Groups

Kimberlee Ratliff and Janet Athanasiou

9 Creating Group Opportunities for Students

Siu-Man Raymond Ting and Mona Nour

10 Residence Life and the Integration of Groups

Shannon Dean-Scott and Peter Theodore Ingwersen

Part IV: Groups for Specific Campus Populations

11 Group Opportunities for First-Generation College Students: Honoring Cultural Wealth

Angelica M. Tello

12 Groups for Academically Vulnerable Students: The PEGASUS Intervention

Rebekah Reysen

13 Groups for Student Veterans

Wendy Killam and Suzanne Degges-White

14 Groups to Support Survivors of Sexual Assault

Eve Kagan and Katherine M. Atkins

15 Group Support for Students with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s

Wendy Killam

16 Support Groups for Single Mothers

Emily Donald and Adam Carter

Part V: Trends in Student Affairs Group Implementation

17 Technology and Groups in Student Affairs Practice

Emily Donald and Adam Carter

18 Current Issues and Future Trends

Jane M. Webber, J. Barry Mascari, Robert Kitzinger, and Stephanie Bobbit

About the Editors and Contributors