Stages of Group Counseling
What are the 5 stages of Group Counseling?
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
What is Group Work/ Therapy?
Therapy is conducted with groups rather than individuals, permitting therapeutic benefits from group interaction.
What are three things that happen in the Forming Stage of Group Counseling?
-establishing norms, identifying with other members, and building cohesiveness.
- Dependency on the facilitator
- Trust is low, and defensiveness is high
- Risk-taking is limited
-Members seek safety
- Members work to develop their identity
- Facilitators should set a positive tone, provide structure, discuss goals, and encourage participation.
TRUE OR FALSE
A person-Centered Group focuses more on working on past issues in life.
TRUE
The idea size for a group session?
4-12
What happens in the Norming Stage
Norming:
- Increase observed in support, acceptance, risk-taking, self-disclosure, trust, sensitivity, and unity
- Members seek closeness and emotional attachment
-Facilitators reinforce behaviors that build trust, be alert, and note that the group can accomplish more.
What does the Psychoanalytic group therapy focus on?
- Uncovering repressed memories, thoughts, and emotions from the past
- Family of origin issues within the group
Name the four or more benefits to group counseling
Accountability
social support
validation
range of viewpoints
learning from others' experiences
development of social skills
Name four Drawbacks
potential for challenging group dynamics,
including conflicts or dominance by particular individuals
the lack of customized attention
privacy concerns around discussing personal experiences in a group setting.
What stage of Group Counseling am I?
The individual goals become the focus of the group efforts.
Members criticism of each other become more supportive
Performing Stage
False relapse is for group members to appear more symptomatic than they are trying to re-engage the group so they can stretch out the group process and stop it from ending.
What are the 4 conceptual orientations of Group Work?
-Psychoanalytic Group Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Group Counseling
- Person- Centered Group Counseling
- Solution Focused Group Counseling
Group therapy lessens the feelings of _____ and _____ while validating individual experiences.
1. Loneliness
2. Isolation
Concerns about group member _______ and the ______ on meeting individual needs are issues taken into account while considering group therapy.
1. Compatibility
2. Constraints
What were Carl Rogers Conditions?
Empathy, Congruence, and unconditional positive regard.
Name all five stages AND what each stage is also known as
Forming= Orientation, Initiation, Exploration
Storming= Transition, Conflict, Confrontation
Norming= Cohesion, Plateau
Performing = Working, Production
Adjourning= Termination, Mourning
What is the goal of Cognitive Behavioral Group Counseling AND the goal of Solution Focused Group Counseling?
Cognitive Behavioral Group Counseling = helping within a group setting to identify negative thought patterns that impact your behaviors and emotions.
Solution-focused group Counseling focuses on the present and future goals rather than past experiences.
WHO SAID IT?????
A person's behavior is a factor motivated by tendencies to work and achieve the highest level of their potential and achievement.
Carl Rogers