The Use of Process Notes in the Experiential Component of Training Group Workers

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the use of process notes as a group counseling technique. The use of process notes during a group counseling experience for graduate students in a Master's degree program is described, and suggestions for incorporating the technique into practitioner training programs are discussed.

Keywords:

• group counseling
• process notes
• practitioner training
• group process

Acknowledgments

Lia D. Falco is a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona. Sheri Bauman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona.