Initial Stage: Task I

Recall the stage

Imagine members reactions to the group
What should the leader be aware of at this
stage?
What could a leader do in order to move
up to the next stage?

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 Transition Stage: Task II

What normally happens at this stage?

What are the struggles member could be
experiencing?
What causes these situations
What can the leader do about it

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 Working stage: Task III

Recall the stage..

What are the members experiencing?
How does the leader find his/her
leadership at this point?
How do you know you are in the working
stage?
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 Ending group: Task IV

How does a leader end the group?

What should be said and finalized before
closing the group?
Termination procedure/guidelines

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 Group Stages II

The Process

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Copyright, 1996 Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.
 Group Stages Corey (2002)

Pre-group
Initial stage
Transition stage
Working stage
Ending group

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 Warning

Do not memorize them

Modify to suit
your personal style &
target group population

Choose the most suitable ones for

situations &
stages

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 Initial Stage: Task I

Recall the stage

Imagine members reactions to the group
What should the leader be aware of at this
stage?
What could a leader do in order to move
up to the next stage?

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 Helpful Intervention Phrases
Opening Group

What do you want most from this session?

How is each of you feeling today?
What are you willing to do to make this session
productive?
If you are here because you are required to,
are you still willing to keep yourself open to
getting something from this group?
My hopes for this session

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 Helpful Intervention Phrases
Opening Group (2nd group or after)

Last week we left off with

Did anyone have afterthoughts about our last session?
Id like to share some of my thoughts from last session
Complete this sessionRight now I am feeling
How would each of you like to be different today from the
way you were last session?
Is there any unfinished business from our last session that
anyone wants to pursue?

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 Helpful Intervention Phrases
Initial stage ; Questions

How does it feel to be in this room?

Are you here because you want to be here?
What do you want most from this group?
What do you know about groups?
What expectation are bringing to the group?
What fears or doubts you have about this group, if
any?

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 Helpful Intervention Phrases
Initial stage ; statement

What you will learn about yourself is dependent

on your willingness to participate in this group
The need to express:
It is important you express your persistent
thoughts and emotion
Forced participant:
If you are in the group now because someone
sent you here, how do feel about that?

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 Transition Stage: Task II

What normally happens at this stage?

What are the struggles member could be
experiencing?
What causes these situations
What can the leader do about it

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 RecallTransition stage
Challenging time in group evolution
Members:
Feelings: anxiety, defensive, hesitant
Fear: look foolish, rejection,
Resistance, Defenses typically high
Trust?
Leader:
Careful with intervention or else~ resistance
Tone & manner of intervention/phrases
determine members willingness to
take the risks & response to challenges
Value conflict resolution
Support and understanding (UPR)
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 Helpful Intervention Phrases
Transition Stage ; Questions
I noticed that you have been very quiet
during many of these sessions. What has it
been for you to be here and any reactions
you may have had

You said you are unwilling to

continue? What stops you?

Whats the worst thing you

can imagine happening if you
continue now?
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 Working stage: Task III

Recall the stage..

What are the members experiencing?
How does the leader find his/her
leadership at this point?
How do you know you are in the working
stage?
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 Working stage
Helpful Intervention Phrases
Do you have any thoughts about our last session that you want to share?
What else need to be said?
How were you affected?
How does this issue affect you?
Could you share what you are feeling and thinking right now?
Right now I am aware ofI like it when I notice that
Would you like to try this experiment to see how it works for you?
You can cry and talk at the same time.. Keep talking.
Imagine your mom is here. What would you want to say to her?
Dont ask him questions. Tell him how is it for you.
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 Working stage

Members aware of their roles

Worked through conflicts
Trust, cohesion, self-disclosure
Agreed objectives
Deeper level of exploration
Address support & confront
Challenge members

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 Ending group: Task IV

How does a leader end the group?

What should be said and finalized before
closing the group?
Termination procedure/guidelines

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 Closure
Leader prepares members for closure
What is important?

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 Ending group

Ending the session

Summary and conclusion
Prepare for the next session

Ending the group for good

Process the experience
Summary and conclusion

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 Ending group

Ways to apply what they have learned in grp

into everyday life
Take care of unfinished business
Express feelings about separation
Make sense of total group experience

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 Tasks for Termination

Task 1: Assist members

Clarify the meaning of their experience in
group
Consolidate the gains from group
Decide the newly acquire behavior to
transfer to everyday behavior

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 Tasks for Termination

Task 1: Ask questions

What has this experience means
Has sharing the struggles been enough?
What will you do with the emotions that you
have experienced & expressed in group?
What will you do with what you have learned in
the group?

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 Tasks for Termination
Task 1: Deal with the following:
Feeling of loss and separation by encouraging them to
express emotion about ending the group
Unfinished business
What each has learned through grp experience
Reminders that they can continue changing even when the
group ends
Regrets and appreciations
Feedbacks from members
The importance of confidentiality

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 Ending group: Helpful Phrases

What are some of the most important things you

have learned from this group?
How do you feel about saying good-bye?
How can you practiced what you have learned?
I am aware of the tendency to forget things we
learn from the group, lets talk about how we can
remember what we have learned?
Where can we go from here now that the group is
ending?

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 Ending group: Helpful Phrases

What steps will you take to translate your insights

into actions
Contact one of the members if you find yourself not
putting your plans into actions
To what degree did you attain your goals?
If you could repeat this experience, what might you
do differently?
What did you learn about yourself in this group?

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 Ending group:
Compliment them for the job
well done
Dont expect or insist that others in your life
be The trust and closeness that you are
experiencing in this group did not simply
happen. You took steps to create this
atmosphere
Lets take a look at what each of you did to
help create this mood

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 Ending group: Good Reminder

Dont expect or insist that others

in your life be different. If you are
different with them, they are more
likely to be different with you

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 Thats all

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