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DESCRITES ABSTRAC-T T1ae4e materieilsit co.tsj.sting of a trainer's manu.10'..:'ancl a participant's manual,- 'ate designed to 'meet the heed for 'a balance,d 'approach to training- coundelors and 'other helping,professionals izgroup counseling and grouP facilitation skill`s. The 'emphasis of t4ese material is on the experiential aspect of training tbrough exercisesdesigned to:prcmati perSonal qtowtih.-The.traiTner ' manual containsgoals and'objectiv'es for each unit, time and aCtivity schedules, exe.rcise instruCtlwins, &rid deta4ed lecturettes. The participant!s manual addresses the foilowinge'areas: '(1) donCept,cf griouss; (2)goals,.process. and, content of'-groups;-(3) curative factors; (14) st4ges'of groUp gro'wthz (5) selection 'of members ' fpn grcups;,46)-leadership; and, (7) 'intervention. practices.. The appendices provide, 'references, workshop evaluation instruMents,,and exereises focusing '7 on feedback and "getting ittLte'do-techniques. (Aizth.ortfiLM)'. A t v *******!0***********30!******************************************1******** 6 * Riproductions suppli-ed by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from-tire sariginal docUment