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Working With Dreams in Group Counseling: Advantages and Challenges
Author(s) -
Clark Arthur J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1994.tb01726.x
Subject(s) - group cohesiveness , dream , group counseling , group process , psychology , interpretation (philosophy) , group (periodic table) , social psychology , group psychotherapy , psychotherapist , psychoanalysis , clinical psychology , computer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , programming language
Various challenges exist in the use of dreams in group counseling. Obscure and complex dream symbols and images, intricacies of the dream interpretation process, and a lack of counselor training in dreams are among the restrictions that limit the application of dreams in groups. At the same time, dreams constitute a universal human experience that is intriguing and compelling. Dreams offer a potential in group counseling for advancing the understanding of group members, promoting cohesiveness among group participants, and stimulating therapeutic group‐member interactions.