PART I: Basic elements of group process: An overview -- 1. Introduction to group work -- 2. Group leadership -- 3. Ethical and professional issues in group practice -- 4. Early stages in the development of a group -- 5. Later stages in the development of a group -- PART II: Theoretical approaches to group counseling -- 6. The psychoanalytic approach to groups -- 7. Adlerian group counseling -- 8. Psychodrama -- 9. The existential approach to groups -- 10. The person-centered approach to groups -- 11. Gestalt therapy in groups -- 12. Transactional analysis -- 13. The behavioral approach to groups -- 14. Rational emotive behavior therapy in groups -- 15. Reality therapy in groups -- PART III: Integration and application -- 16. Comparisons, contrasts, and integration -- 17. The evolution of a group: An integrative persepctive