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The article presents information on how counselors are bound by ethical standards for assessment in both individual and group work. It also examines the problems of unprofessional behavior in the assessment process in group counseling. According to the authors, every supervisor must have an ethical responsibility to ensure the appropriate planning and levels of competence that exist in order for the best interest of clients to be served. The aim of supervision is to raise the professional growth and effectiveness of the counselor in group training.

The article focuses on an issue related to a novice group counselor who lacks appropriate use and implementation of effective silence within the group process in group counseling. The aim of supervision is to raise the professional growth and effectiveness of the counselor in group training. According to the authors, like teaching, the supervision requires higher order questioning in order to facilitate the growth and effectiveness of the supervisee. The American Counseling Association Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice states that counselors, through ongoing evaluation and appraisal, are aware of the personal and academic limitations of supervisees and students that might impede performance.

The article presents information on an incident which addresses concerns that arise when the presence or absence of leader interventions fails to block inappropriate member participation in group counseling. Different degrees of conflict are part of the group process. Dealing with a monopolizer in a group is often problematic and bothersome even for the most seasoned group facilitator. In group work it is more detrimental not to cut off a person who monopolizes its content and dominates the process of a group than to remain silent.

This article focuses on the appropriateness of leader self disclosure and how it may harm the group process in group counseling. The American Counseling Association Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, states that counselors avoid actions that seek to meet their personal needs at the expense of clients. According to the authors, the constitutes successful resolution of counseling is dependent upon the mutually agreed upon goals established cooperatively by the client and counselor. The groups are semistructured, include a sequence of activities related to career counseling and address personal issues.

This article presents information on a group situation, which addresses the potential challenges involved for beginning counselors when a group member becomes hostile during a counseling session. According to the authors, when a group member's hostility is acted out in the group, it can result in an uncomfortable situation for the members as well as the group leaders. The authors states that many students have had limited experience with groups, including group counseling coursework and a variety of task groups. The authors further state that feelings of worry, surprise, confusion, lack of confidence and perhaps fear serve to challenge the group leaders as they work toward facilitating an appropriate course of action.

This article focuses on the role of a dominating member in group counseling. It also reports on a situation within a longstanding open ended group composed of eight addicted impaired professionals with narcissistic traits, one of whom has significantly dominated the group. According to the authors, a dominating group member as well as other group members have met attempts by the co-facilitators to intervene with the dominating member with resistance. The authors states that the most group facilitators are poignantly aware after the particular group that the dominating member is wrestling with issues of control and emotional vulnerability.