Groups Excercises- Chapter 6 Worksheet
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Groups Exercises: Chapter 6
Exercise 6.1: Successful and Unsuccessful Group Experiences (p. 182)
Goal
: This exercise is designed to have you reflect about how you felt when you participated in a successful group and when you participated in an unsuccessful group. 1.
Describe a successful group in which you participated. Indicate why you deemed this group as successful – Perhaps the goals were accomplished or perhaps you enjoyed the camaraderie, and so on. 2.
What were the feelings you experienced about participating in this group? 3.
Describe an unsuccessful group experience in which you participated. Indicate why you defined this group as unsuccessful-perhaps the goals were not accomplished, you disliked certain members, or you were asked to leave, and so on. 4.
What were the feelings you experienced about participating in this group?
Taken from: Zastrow, C., & Hessenaur, S. L. (2018). Empowerment series: Social work with groups: Comprehensive practice and self-care. Brooks/Cole Publishing
Exercise 6.2: My Tolerance for Conflicts (p. 188)
Goal
: This exercise is designed to assist you in assessing whether you need to become more assertive in confronting interpersonal conflicts.
1.
Do you shy away (by usually giving in) from interpersonal conflicts? If “yes” explain your reasons. 2.
If you shy away from interpersonal conflicts, do you feel when you give in that the other person in “trodding” on your personal rights? 3.
Do you believe that you need to more seriously confront your interpersonal conflicts? If “yes” what do you need to do in order to become more assertive in confronting conflicts? Taken from: Zastrow, C., & Hessenaur, S. L. (2018). Empowerment series: Social work with groups: Comprehensive practice and self-care. Brooks/Cole Publishing
Exercise 6.3: Your Yielding to Group Pressure (p. 191)
Goal
: This exercise is designed to help you understand how conflict often inspires creativity. Describe a conflict that you had with someone that inspired a creative solution that was satisfying to you and the other person.
Exercise 6.4: Disarming and Stroking (p. 193)
Goal
: This exercise is designed to assist you in understanding and applying disarming and stroking to resolve conflict. 1.
Describe an experience where two people were having a conflict (one of those people may have been you) and the conflict was resolved (at least partially) by one of the people using disarming or stroking. 2.
Summarize your thoughts on the merits and shortcomings of disarming and stroking in resolving conflict. Taken from: Zastrow, C., & Hessenaur, S. L. (2018). Empowerment series: Social work with groups: Comprehensive practice and self-care. Brooks/Cole Publishing
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Exercise 6.5: Resolving your Conflicts Effectively (p. 196-197)
Goal
: This exercise is designed to assist you in learning how to resolve interpersonal conflicts more effectively. 1.
Describe a serious interpersonal conflict that you had with someone who was important to you. 2.
What conflict resolution strategies did you use to attempt to resolve the conflict? 3.
What conflict resolution strategies did the other person seek to use? Taken from: Zastrow, C., & Hessenaur, S. L. (2018). Empowerment series: Social work with groups: Comprehensive practice and self-care. Brooks/Cole Publishing
4.
Has the conflict been successfully resolved? If “yes,” describe what led to the resolution. If “no,” specify why it has not been resolved. 5.
Review the conflict resolution techniques described in this chapter. Specify those that you believe might have been effective in more rapidly resolving the conflict. Provide an explanation for your views. 6.
Which conflict resolution techniques do you intend to use in the future? Taken from: Zastrow, C., & Hessenaur, S. L. (2018). Empowerment series: Social work with groups: Comprehensive practice and self-care. Brooks/Cole Publishing
Exercise 6.6: My Groupthink Experience (p. 205)
Goal
: This exercise is designed to assist you in understanding and applying the theoretical material on groupthink. 1.
Describe a group experience that you had where you believed the group was going in the wrong direction and you failed to express your thoughts of opinions. 2.
Specify why you failed to express your thoughts or opinions. 3.
Did you believe your reasons for not expressing your thoughts or opinions are consistent or
inconsistent with groupthink? Explain your views. Taken from: Zastrow, C., & Hessenaur, S. L. (2018). Empowerment series: Social work with groups: Comprehensive practice and self-care. Brooks/Cole Publishing
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