The best way for a counselor to address the problem of a student who is monopolizing group counseling time is to:
(A) tell the student that group participation will be terminated if the behavior does not change
(B) have the group examine the student's behavior in a productive and nonthreatening manner
(C) ask the student politely to allow the other group members to speak more frequently
(D) discuss the student's monopolizing behavior with the student outside of group time
Answer: (B). The best way for the student and his or her peers to learn from the experience of the inappropriate interaction is for them to examine the behavior and its implications in a nonthreatening manner. The other choices either do not take advantage of the group setting to help all students involved or are offensive and nonproductive to the treatment of the student who is monopolizing group time.
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