Group Training

Remind yourself that group counselling is:
-Purposeful and goal-directed
-Individual and group-focused
-Responds to needs
-Task or intervention-oriented - interventions to help with change

Facilitators pay attention to:
Individuals, the interactions between them, and the group as a whole.

Two or more persons - a boundary is created between those who are group members and those who are not.

Including verbal and nonverbal forms of expression - patterns such as maypole (interactions between group member and facilitator), free floating (jumping around between different individuals in the group), hot seat (when one individual is the focus of all discussion) and round robin (taking turns e.g. check-ins).

Affective component - bonds "we feeling".

New members joining the group. Members leaving group.

The ends which the group collectively pursue that encompass the goals of individual members.

A set of expectations defining appropriate behaviour associated wiht a certain position within the group.

The reciprocal helping relationships among members of a group, which are essential for the achievement of individual and group goals.

Groups are meant to be systems of mutual aid. Much of the help offered is from the group itself.

A system of values, language, stories, and rituals may emerge from the values and experiences of individual members which contributues to development of a unique group culture.

Rules and expectations that guide member behaviour (implicit or explicit). Sense of safety and encouraging participation.

Differential power bestowed to different members (including reward, coercive, legitimate (facilitator), expert, informational, and referent power (ability to inspire and influence others)).

-Leadership is an emergent group role
-To promote the development of the group as an agent of change (mutual aid)