GROUP DYNAMICS.
19 things to consider in a first session. Choose any group setting of you choice it could be a Breast Cancer Group, AA any thing that you feel comfortable talking about. Then aswer the 19 things to consider and how you would go about doing them for example How to open the group ,you can open with a prayer. 19 THINGS TO CONSIDER IN A FRIST SESSION: 1) HOW TO BEGIN THE GROUP 2) HELPING MEMBERS GET ACQUAINTED -name round -name tags – dyads 3) SETTING A POSITIVE TONE -donto focus on negative members or issues 4) CLARIFYING THE PURPOSE OF THE GROUP 5) EXPLAINING THE LEADERS ROLE 6)EXPLAINING HOW THE GROUP WILL BE CONDUCTED 7)HELPING MEMBERS VERBALIZED EXPECTATIONS -remember, sometime members have no expextations 8) DRAW OUT MEMBERS 9)USING EXERCISES -rounds -sentence completion 10) CHECKING OUT THE COMFORT LEVELS OF THE MEMBERS 11)EXPLAINING GROUP ROLES 12)EXPLAINING ANY SPECIAL TERMS THAT WILL BE USED 13)ASSESSING MEMBERS INTERACTION STYLES 14)BEING SENSITIVE TO MULTCULTURAL ISSUES 15)CUTTING OFF MEMBERS 16)FOCUSING ON THE CONTENT 17)ADDRESSING QUESTIONS 18)GETTING MEMBERS TO LOOK AT OTHER MEMBERS WHEN TALKING 19)EVALUATION OF THE FRIST SEESION You can can choose any group of yur interest