Managing of a group dynamics in

teaching with the Five Stages of

Positive Psychotherapy

It was prepared by Tetiana Zhumatii,

A psychologist, a positive psychotherapist, a Master
trainer of Positive Psychotherapy WAPP and UIPP
Tanyushazhuma@gmail.com

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A trainer of a teaching BC
and MC of PP
Psychotherapist
Widening of a
repertoire of
participants’roles

A teaching
Totality of social-
psychotherapist
psychological
processed inside
the group

Trainer

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A trainer of a teaching BC
and MC of PP

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Balance to Love/to Know
Psychotherapy Teaching
O To direct the capacity O To direct the capacity to
to Know (understand) Love (relations) to the
to the capacity to Love capacity to Know
(mastering of new
(relations) knowledge)

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Balance to Know/to Love
Psychotherapy Teaching

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 Teaching of a Positive
Psychotherapy (V. Karikash)

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 Elements of a group
dynamics
1. Aims of the group
2. Standards of the group
3. A structure of the group
4. A unity of the group
5. Phases of the developing of the group
6. Making sub-group
7. Relations of an individual with a group

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 Factors influenced upon a
group dynamics
. Organization

Mission and
Balanced
philosophy of
program
the method

A trainer, participants and

their relations 10

Реальная БМ на момент
обращения
Understanding of the development
dynamics of the group from the
position of 5-steps model of help

Broadening of Goals
Verbalization
Situational
Encouragement
Taking an Inventory
Distancing
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 Step 1. Observation
A metaphor “Low start”

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 Step 1. Observation
Trainer’s tasks:
To think over the program
To take care about organizational moments
To observe about a process, participants
To define types of the participants
To take away/to low barriers in communicating
To create motivation for changes
To realize and work over smb’s fears
To define the purpose of the group work
To set up standards and rules of the group
To remove stress
To create safe ecological space for teaching and self-
discovery

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Step 2. Taking an Inventory
A metaphor “Let’s run”

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 Step 2. Taking an Inventory
М- и m-events in the group
. Types of participants
Difficult participants

Distribution of a energy
Balance to Love/to
Know
Actual capacities
Actual conceptions
Stages of cooperation

Basic conceptions
Transference and
Countertransference
Life position
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 Step 2. Taking an Inventory
Trainer’s tasks:

Balance of supporting and confrontation

To encourage expressing of smb’s
opinion, feelings
To watch Transference and
Countertransference
To orient oneself to the weakest
participants
To work with difficult participants
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Step 3. Situational Encouragement
A metaphor “Second breath”

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 Step 4. Verbalization
A metaphor : “To make efforts”

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 Step 4. Verbalization
A metaphor : “To make efforts”

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Kolb’s Experiential
Learning Cycle

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The invention
boomerang
 Step 5. Broadening of Goals
A metaphor : “Movement to the finish”

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Thank you for your
attention!

All the best!

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