The Effect of Structured Feedback on Goal Attainment, Attraction to the Group, and Satisfaction With the Group in Small Group Counseling
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Recent literature examines the effects of goal attainment, cohesion, and feedback in group counseling, but relatively little work examines the direct effects of structured feedback on goal attainment. Fifty-one clients participated in a 6-week small group counseling experience. Clients in the experimental condition set goals and participated in structured feedback exercises at the end of each session. Clients in the control condition set goals but did not participate in structured feedback exercises. At the last session, members completed the attraction scale and the reflective questionnaire and assessed their own and other members' level of goal attainment. The results indicated a significant relationship between participation in structured feedback exercises and goal attainment.
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