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Group CLS 6805.01

Group CLS 6805.01. Chapters 4 & 5. Stages of Group Development. Pregroup Initial stage Transition stage Working stage Final stage Postgroup. Stage 1:Forming a Group. Pregroup Issues Announcing a group, recruiting members Rationale for screening group members Individual interview

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Group CLS 6805.01

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  1. Group CLS 6805.01 Chapters 4 & 5

  2. Stages of Group Development • Pregroup • Initial stage • Transition stage • Working stage • Final stage • Postgroup

  3. Stage 1:Forming a Group • Pregroup Issues • Announcing a group, recruiting members • Rationale for screening group members • Individual interview • Group interview • Written questionnaire

  4. Stage 1: Forming a Group • Formation of a Group • Open vs. closed groups • Voluntary vs. involuntary membership • Homogeneous vs. heterogeneous groups • Group size • Frequency & length of meetings • Short-term vs. long-term groups

  5. Stage 1: Forming a Group • Pre-group (initial) meeting • Explore with members: expectations, fears, goals, misconceptions, group process, psychological risks, guidelines, norms • Multicultural considerations • Goals and purposes of the groups should be appropriate for the cultural context of clients with diverse backgrounds

  6. Stage 2: Initial Stage of Group • Stage characteristics • Getting acquainted • Inclusion & identity • Trust • Learning norms, attitudes, behaviors • Group leader roles • Modeling attitudes, behaviors • Assist in identifying goals • Division of responsibility • Providing structure: too much vs. too little

  7. Stage 3: Transition Stage • Stage characteristics • anxiety • Conflict & struggle for control • Challenging the group leader • resistance • Group leader roles • Teach importance of recognizing & expressing anxieties, reluctances • Dealing with conflicts & resistance • Monitor own reactions

  8. Stage 4: Working Stage • Stage characteristics • Developing group cohesion & productivity • Characteristics of an effective working group • Meaningful interaction in a here & now focus • Readily identify goals & concerns • Willing to work & practice outside group • Feel included, participate in productive work, take responsibility • Group leader roles • Model & reinforce appropriate behavior • Look for common themes; interpret

  9. Therapeutic Factors of a Group • Trust and acceptance • Empathy and caring • Intimacy • Hope • Freedom to experiment • Catharsis • Cognitive restructuring • Commitment to change • Self-disclosure • Confrontation • Feedback

  10. Stage 5: Consolidation & Termination • Stage characteristics • Dealing with feelings regarding separation • Completing unfinished business • Giving & receiving feedback • Evaluating impact of group experience • Group leader roles • Reinforce changes members have made • Assist in transferring skills & developing action plans

  11. Stage 6: Evaluation & Follow-Up • Postgroup issues • Evaluating the process and outcomes of a group • Follow-up group session • Individual follow-up sessions

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