Groups Final Corey & Corey

benefits of group therapy

- provides opportunities for mutliple transferences - is a social microcosm that promotes hope, universality, altruism, interpersonal learning, etc - group members usually rate interpersonal input, catharsis, self-understanding, and cohesiveness as most important factors

5 stages of group development

1. Forming 2. Storming 3. Norming 4. Performing 5. Adjourning

confronting

A conflict-resolution technique that is also known as problem solving. This is the best way to resolve conflicts and involves fact finding to bear out the solution. This is a win-win conflict-resolution technique.

Confidentiality in Group therapy

Can not be guaranteed Only the therapist must others can be encouraged

responsibilities of leaders

Get results, develop people

Therapeutic Factors in Group Therapy

Instillation of hope Universality* Imparting information Altruism Corrective recapitulation of the primary family group Development of socializing techniques Imitative behavior Interpersonal learning* Group cohesiveness* Catharsis Existential factors

Corey's group techniques

Leader interventions--aimed at facilitating movement within a group. Example: conducting initial interviews, asking a member to role-play a conflict, challenging a member's belief system suggesting homework.

Forming (initial stage)

Participants learn expectations, get to know one another, may be preoccupied with how much to disclose, and are concerned with trust.

4 Types of Groups

Psycho-educational, TASK, Psycho-therapy, Counseling

group norms

Shared guidelines or rules for behavior that most group members follow

working (norming & performing) stage

Trust is built, and the group becomes more cohesive; participants demonstrate their ability to share responsibility and communicate effectively.

hidden agenda

a set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole

Psycho therapy

a treatment method that involves conversations with a trained professional who helps an individual understand and overcome a mental disorder

important skills for group therapy

blocking, linking, confronting

Linking

connecting

5 Group Leadership Skills

empathic, good conflict resolution, active listener, confident and knowledgeable, listen and respectful toward all

Adjourning/ Termination stage

ending stage, make meaning of the group.

Psycho-educational groups

groups set up to increase knowledge or skills about a specific somatic or psychological subject and allow members to communicate emotional concerns.

A hidden agenda can hurt a group by

inhibiting the growth and productivity of the group

Co-leadership Advantages:

mutual support, increased objectivity, collective knowledge, models for each other, different roles

TASK group

people working together to complete a job task

Counseling

professional guidance in resolving personal conflicts and emotional problems

How to handle a Monopolizer in groups

sit next to them

microcosm of society in groups

the group is how people act out in the real world

storming stage/transition stage

the second stage of group development, which is characterized by intragroup conflict. Stage that includes testing boundaries and power structures, members compete for rank, form alliances, test the leader - also called "storming" stage

what is true about stages of groups

they do not have to happen in order and they can switch around

Monopolizer, historian, daydreamer, class clown, expert, gifted

types of problematic group members

Co-Leader Disadvantages

when styles differ too much