Facilitating challenging groups [electronic resource] : leaderless, open, and single session groups / Nina W. Brown.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Facilitating challenging groups : leaderless, open, and single session groups -- 2. General group factors -- 3. Developing a therapeutic alliance : leader-member relationships -- 4. Open groups : challenges and benefits -- 5. Open groups : issues, concerns, and possible strategies -- 6. Open groups : facilitative skills and techniques -- 7. Leaderless groups : challenges, benefits, and self-help groups -- 8. Leaderless groups : guidelines for facilitation -- 9. Single session groups : challenges and benefits -- 10. Single session groups : planned or unplanned groups, managing premature termination -- 11. Activities : guidelines, introductions, and ice breakers -- 12. Activities : self-reflection and expressing emotions -- 13. Activities : communications and closure.