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Groups Process
Groups Process and Practice
Question | Answer |
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Group process | all elements basic to the unfolding of a group from the time it begins to its termination |
technique (in group setting) | leader's explicit and directive request of a member for the purpose of focusing on material, augmenting affect, practicing behavior and solidifying insight |
The broad purposes of a therapeutic group are | to increase members' knowledge of themselves and others, clarify changes they want to make, provide tools and support to make those changes |
Task groups include | task forces, committees, planning groups, staff development groups, treatment conferences, social action groups etc. |
The focus of task groups is on | the application of group dynamics principles and processes to improve practice and foster the development of work related goals |
psychoeducational groups focus on | developing members' cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills through a structured set of procedures within and across group meetings. |
counseling groups focus on | interpersonal process and problem-solving stategies that stress conscious thoughts, feelings and behavior |
Some goals of counseling groups are | helping people develop more positive attitudes and better interpersonal skills, facilitating behavior change, helping members transfer skills to everyday life |
psychotherapy groups include members that have | acute or chronic mental or emotional disorders that evidence marked distress, impairment in functioning or both. |
Group leaderships skills include | active listening, reflecting, summarizing, facilitating, empathizing, interpreting, questioning, confronting, blocking, supporting etc. |
In group counseling blocking is | when a leader stops certain activities (such as questioning, probing, gossiping, breaking confidences) that violate group norms |
In group counseling linking is when | a leader encourages group members to discuss commonalities in their experiences promoting an interactional member to member rather than member to leader focus. |
advantages of coleadership of groups | minimizes burnout, if one leader needs to be absent other may be present, peer supervision |
disadvantages of coleadership of groups | potential lack of synchronization, competition/rivalry |