Group counseling within schools usually takes one of three approaches in dealing with children and problems. These three include all of the following except

• A. Crisis centered
• B. Problem centered
• C. Personality reconstruction centered
• D. Growth centered

Answer: (C)

In school-based group counseling, the common approaches focus on handling immediate distress, solving concrete issues, and promoting student development and resilience. A crisis-centered group aims to stabilize students during a difficult event and teach coping and safety skills. A problem-centered group targets specific, identifiable problems like study habits, peer conflicts, or behavioral concerns. A growth-centered group emphasizes building strengths, social-emotional skills, and personal empowerment through collaborative activities. The option that doesn’t fit is personality reconstruction centered, which implies deep, long-term personality change and aligns more with intensive individual psychotherapy than with typical, time-limited school groups.