The Oxford Handbook of Group Counseling

The Oxford Handbook of Group Counseling provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the theory, practice, and research of group counseling. Designed for practitioners, teachers, and researchers, this handbook offers both a field manual and a reference work, addressing the full spectrum of topics relevant to group counseling across populations and settings.

Key Features:

• Includes 31 chapters by leading practitioners and researchers covering definitions, history, efficacy, and key change processes in group counseling.
• Explores group leader strategies, characteristics, and therapeutic factors such as cohesion and group climate.
• Discusses emerging applications, including online group counseling and work with special populations.
• Draws on current literature to provide evidence-based guidance for practice, training, and research.
• Ideal for use in counselor education, clinical psychology, social work, human services programs, or as a professional reference.
• Serves as a comprehensive resource for students, trainees, and practitioners in the growing field of group counseling.