Two professors at Fordham University and a psychologist affiliated with the Antioch New England Graduate School outline a planned group counseling (PGC) method for achieving limited but significant social and therapeutic goals with reluctant patients. Each single session workshop identifies a specific goal written on a blackboard and uses the "going around" technique, systematically inviting every group member to respond to psychological questions. Sample PGC plans for developing intrapersonal and interpersonal skills are provided. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

Anthony N. Biancoviso, PhD, is a certified psychologist in New York State. He spent 25 years at the Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, including 17 years as a Clinical Psyhcologist in the Mental Hygiene Clinic, and seven years as a Counseling Psychologist in their Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program. He is currently Adjuct Associate Professor in the Graduate School at Fordham University. Dr. Biancoviso is the creater of the new group method Planned Group Counseling and is lead author of the most recent article: "Planned Group Counseling: A Single-Session Intervention for Reluctant, Chemically Dependent Individuals," published in the December 2001 edition of The Journal for Specialists in Group Work.Wandajune Bishop-Towle, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in New Hampshire. She has been a practitioner of Planned Group Counseling for over ten years, using this method primarily with chronic psychiatric patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her publications include original research on the use of questions as psychotherapeutic interventions. Dr. Bishop-Towle is currently a staff psychiatrist at New Hampshire Hospital in Concord, New Hampshire, and serves on the adjunct faculty of Antioch New England Graduate School.Jairo N. Fuertes, PhD, ABPP, is current Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University. He is a licensed psychologist in New York State, and is board certified in Counseling Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is also listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. Dr. Fuertes has published 24 articles and chapters onvarious topics of counseling psychology, including process and outcome in counseling, counselor multicultural competency, and group counseling. Dr. Fuertes maintains a private practice focusing n group and individual therapy.

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