ABSTRACT
As therapists, we usually have a preconceived idea of what we hope our group participants will learn, and how they will grow and change through their group experience with us. The difficulty, which arises and probably daunts most dedicated therapists, is how to ensure that our clients receive what we hope will be of greatest benefit for them. As suggested by Fielding (1983) and by Chickering and Gamson (1987), the more actively involved the members are in a group the greater the chance for true learning to occur. Subsumed under this belief is that the group leaders steer the ship in the most positive and effective direction for the learning, growth, and change to occur.
