Question: 1. What are special considerations around confidentiality within an adolescent/child's group? How would you approach these in a group of adolescents or children?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.b. Dynamics associated with group process and development.

This discussion question meets the following NASAC Standard:

2. Understand the concepts of "process" and "content," and shift the focus of the group when such an intervention will help the group move toward its goals.

3. You are leading a group of adolescents referred because of school, behavior, and/or substance use. Describe an opening exercise and a trust-building exercise you might use with this group. Explain your choice.

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.b. Dynamics associated with group process and development. This discussion question meets the following NASAC Standard:

4. Facilitate group growth within the established ground rules, and precipitate movement toward group and individual goals by using methods consistent with group type.

5. What form of resistive behavior (or difficult behavior displayed by a group member) would you find most problematic in one of your groups and why? How might you work in a therapeutic way with such a member's behavior?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.f. Types of groups and other considerations that affect conducting groups in varied settings.

6. While conducting a group for adults struggling with addiction, one of the participants has come to the last three groups late. Explain how you might deal with this client's tardiness.

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.c. Therapeutic factors and how they contribute to group effectiveness.

7. Under what circumstances might it be beneficial to design a group in which both children and their parents would participate? What special issues might arise in such a group, and how would you manage them?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.g. Ethical and culturally relevant strategies for designing and facilitating groups.

8. Now that you have read about therapeutic techniques and procedures, choose two techniques that you would most likely use and explain why. Choose one that you are least likely to use and explain why.

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.f. Types of groups and other considerations that affect conducting groups in varied settings.

9. When developing and implementing an adult support group, the following important guidelines should be considered: how the group is organized, how the format of each group session is structured, and what the short-and long-term outcomes of the group are. Consider the following three adult support groups: an HIV/AIDS support group, grief group for elderly, and a domestic violence support group. What similarities do you see, and how do these similarities suggest guidelines for developing these groups?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standards:

2.F.6.a. Theoretical foundations of group counseling and group work.

2.F.6.f. Types of groups and other considerations that affect conducting groups in varied settings.

This discussion question meets the following NASAC Standards:

10. Describe, select, and appropriately use strategies from accepted and culturally appropriate models for group counseling with addicted or substance abusing clients.

11. Understand the concepts of "process" and "content," and shift the focus of the group when such an intervention will help the group move toward its goals.

12. At some point in your career, you may be asked to design and implement a group for involuntary clients, such as domestic violence perpetrators, drunk drivers, substance users, abusive parents, or prison inmates. What are your thoughts and feelings about working with mandated group participants?

13. Describe fully. How would you approach counseling differently with them than with voluntary participants?

This discussion question meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.6.f. Types of groups and other considerations that affect conducting groups in varied settings.

Each questions needs to be answered with 150-200 words and have to have a cite in the answer.