Enhancing Counselor Development Through Designing and Supervising Online Training Groups

Providing group counseling in an online format has increased in popularity in recent years, highlighting the need to offer opportunities for counselors in training to participate in online groups to enhance their professional development. This article will offer considerations for designing, facilitating, and assessing effective counseling groups for graduate students in an online environment to create an engaging and meaningful learning experience. Strategies and activities to enhance the group process and dynamics in an online format will also be explored, along with diversity and ethical considerations.

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The Journal for Specialists in Group Work
Published
2025-10-02
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https://doi.org/10.1080/01933922.2025.2573773
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Digital Mental Health Interventions
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Enhancing Counselor Development Through Designing and Supervising Online Training Groups

Kerry Diekmann, Ann M. Miller
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The Journal for Specialists in Group Work
Digital Mental Health Interventions
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Enhancing Counselor Development Through Designing and Supervising Online Training Groups

Kerry Diekmann, Ann M. Miller
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Abstract

Providing group counseling in an online format has increased in popularity in recent years, highlighting the need to offer opportunities for counselors in training to participate in online groups to enhance their professional development. This article will offer considerations for designing, facilitating, and assessing effective counseling groups for graduate students in an online environment to create an engaging and meaningful learning experience. Strategies and activities to enhance the group process and dynamics in an online format will also be explored, along with diversity and ethical considerations.

The Journal for Specialists in Group WorkVol. 50(3-4)
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (US)
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Digital Mental Health Interventions
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