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Running head: DEVELOPING A GROUP
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Examination of Developing a Group
Jennifer Schalow
Walden University
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Examination of Developing a Group
In the reading this week, practical guidelines for developing a group was discussed. The two most important factors that I considered crucial include competency levels of the leader and screening for the group. Most students beginning in the field of mental health struggle with anxiousness in leading an effective group (Corey & Corey, 2006). One experience I recommend is to be involved in a group as a member before leading a group. I have found that individual therapy and group therapy makes more sense if one sees both sides. According to Corey & Corey (2006) being a member of a group has great therapeutic value and provides a great teaching tool. Per Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) (2000) a counselor must be adequately trained and have experience in the area at which they will lead a group. Counselors can seriously harm the client(s) if they are not sufficiently prepared to lead
the group. Counselors can also face major ethical and legal dilemmas without group specific training in leading members of the group. Additionally, screening is a critical factor in group therapy. While there are multiple ways of marketing the information about the group, group members still need to be interviewed to ensure they are compatible with the group (Core & Corey, 2006). This is a significant element involving the client’s character, worldviews, behavioral abilities, and experiences (Corey & Corey, 2006). There are a number
of questions to consider to include: purpose of the group, client’s desire for change, client’s compatibility with group therapy, mental disorders, etc. These are the two major components of a leader’s skills that I would say are most important because without the competency to lead a group and/or the screening of clients the entire ship can sink, so to speak. In the article by Hines & Fields (2002) a school counselor offers some guidance on social skills and uses the school teacher to follow-up with class activities that identified children still struggling with this area. Therefore the teacher referred
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to the school counselor on the matter and the counselor used such information for assessing in screening for appropriate placement in the psychoeducational group (Hines & Fields, 2002). Screening really provides justice the client to determine their readiness and desire for growth or change. References
Association for Specialists in Group Work.(2000). Professional Standards for the Training of Group Workers. Alexandria, VA: Author.
Corey, M. S., & Corey, G., & (2006). Groups: Process and practice (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Hines, P. L., & Fields, T. H. (2002). Pregroup screening issues for school counselors. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 27(4), 358–376.
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