The difference among group counseling, group guidance and group training

Group counseling, group guidance and group training are three different concepts though they have identical points on their theory basis and method. Group counseling and group guidance, which are based on the group motive force theory, lay emphasis on influencing the individual with the aid of the group' s strength and the effect of interpersonal mutual acting to person. Group training is carried out under the group's circumstances which provide a lab for the members to learn new manners while getting rid of bad ones. Group guidance and group training absorb the technology of psychological counseling and mix together in method but they have differences in the sources,aim, objects,characteristics,effect and depth of the activities.