Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy

Janice L. DeLucia-Waack is currently an Associate Professor and Program Director for School Counseling in the Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. She is also currently the Executive Director for the Association for Specialists in Group Work. She is the former editor of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work, and is a fellow in the American Counseling Association; Association for Specialists in Group Work (a division of ACA; and Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy, a division of the American Psychological Association. She is author/editor of two books, Using Music in Children of Divorce Groups:  A Session-By-Session Manual for Counselors and Multicultural Counseling and Training:  Implications and Challenges for Practice, and co-editor/author of three other books: The Practice of Multicultural Group Work: Visions and Perspectives from the Field (with Jeremiah Donigian); Group Work Experts Share Their Favorite Activities: A Guide to Choosing, Planning, Conducting, and Processing (with Karen Bridbord and Jennifer Kleiner) , School Counselors Share Their Favorite Activities: A Guide to Choosing, Planning, Conducting, and Processing (with Louisa Foss, Judy Green, Kelli Wolfe-Stiltner), How to Design a Group Plan (with Amy Nitza) as part of Robert Conyne Group Work Practice Kit: Improving the Everyday Practice of Group Work. Her current project is the fifth in the ASGW Group Activity Book Series due out in Fall 2013: School Counselors Share Their Favorite Classroom Guidance Activities. (with Faith Colvin, Sarah Korta, Katherine Maertin, Eric Martin, & Lily Zawadski. She received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Eisenhower College, a master’s degree in Family Studies from the University of Maryland, and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University.

Deborah A. Gerrity has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology at the University at Buffalo, SUNY since 2000. She is a faculty member in the Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education, and School Counseling programs. She teaches the Introduction to Group Counseling course for the master’s students in School and Rehabilitation Counseling and the doctoral students in Counseling Psychology. Her bachelors degree in Psychology, masters in Community Counseling, Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, and doctoral internship were all completed at the University of Maryland at College Park. Her counseling and research interests are in the areas of group counseling and women’s issues, including sexual abuse, sexual harassment, infertility, and gender role socialization. Deborah has authored or co-authored 20 journal articles, research reports, manuscripts, and book chapters. In 2002, she received the Outstanding Research Article on GroupsAward from the Association For Specialists In Group Work.

Cynthia R. Kalodner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. She is the director of the masters program in Counseling Psychology and works closely with post-Masters students seeking licensure as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Dr. Kalodner teaches Advanced Group Counseling and supervises students on practicum and internship placements throughout Maryland, Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Rutgers University (1984), a master’s degree in Counselor Education (1986), and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology (1988) from the Pennsylvania State University. She completed her internship at the Counseling Center at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of the book, Eating Disorders and Disturbances: A Reference Guide, published by Greenwood Press. She has authored or co-authored more than 40 book chapters and journal articles and made numerous presentations at national meetings focused on eating disorders, cognitive-behavioral counseling theory and practice, and a variety of topics as diverse as health care issues in Appalachia to burnout among graduate students. She continues to conduct research on predictors of the development of eating disorders and media literacy groups focused on the prevention of eating problems in girls and women.

Maria T. Riva is a Professor in Counseling Psychology and Chair of the Department of School and Counseling Psychology at the University of Denver. She received her B.A. in psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1976, her M.S. in behavior modification from Southern Illinois University in 1979, and her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in counseling psychology in 1990. Dr. Riva is currently the President of the APA Division 49, Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy. She is a past president of the American Counseling Association Division of the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW), a Fellow of ASGW, and a past Associate Editor of the Journal for Specialists in Gorup Work.  She has written articles on supervision and teaching of group counseling, and group superivison, along with co-editing the Handbook of Group Counseling and Psychotherapy (with DeLucia-Waack, Gerrity, and Kalodner) and authoring the book Assessing Groups with Robin Lange.  She teaches group counseling courses and courses in supervision. Her research interests are in group dynamics, group leadership, and ethical group supervision.