Group Stages

Group Counseling

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 Discussion: What happened on the
first meeting?
n Confused
n Group function
n Why? What for?
n Personal vs. group goals activities relevant?
n Member dependent on leader
n Look for commonality
n Search for similarity

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 Group Stages
(Hansen, Warner & Smith)
n Establishing Group
I. Initiating
ii. Conflict & Confrontation
n Maintaining Group
iii. Cohesiveness
iv. Productiveness
v. Termination

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 Group Stages
(Yalom,)
n Initial Stage
n Stage of Conflict Dominant & Rebellion

n Stage of Development of Cohesiveness

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 Initial Stage
n orientation,
n hesitant involvement,

n search for meaning,

n dependency

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Conflict Dominant & Rebellion
n Point of acceptance & approval, power & control
n Important stage to move up . Questions:
n Who is in? Who is out?
n Who is the top? Who is bottom?
n Acceptance/ approval
n Who is in power?
n Who is in control?
n Leader vs member conflicts
n Who is dominant/ who is taking the lead?
n Members
n have their own way in group
n critic each other
n facilitative Confrontation understanding & honest in dealing with
members feeling
n Leader as the point of attack - Work through issues ~ respond with
understanding

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 Development of Cohesiveness
n What is Cohesiveness
n Common spirit
n Common goal
n Respect
n Support
n Mutual cooperation
n Mutual trust
n Intimacy
n Members starts to feel close and sense of intimacy
n Know why they exist & what are the boundaries
n Share experiences ~ increase intimacy
(Dominance Submission)
*** all stages are developmental

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 Group Stages Corey (2002)
n Initial stage
n Transition stage

n Working stage

n Ending group

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 Group Stages (2 Levels)
(Hansen, Warner & Smith)
n Establishing Group
n Initiating
n Conflict & Confrontation
n Maintaining Group
n Cohesiveness
n Productiveness
n Termination

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 Stages of Group Formation
(Gibson & Mitchel)
n Establishing group
n Identifying aims of group

n Productivity

n Realization

n Termination

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 Next session
Group Work:
Understanding characteristics of
each Stages

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