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How do Formed Groups Come Together? |
Formed groups come together through outside interventions |
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Are Formed Groups Considered to be Formal or Informal? and Why? |
They are considered formal as there is a specific purpose for the group and are help through a formal sponsorship or affiliation |
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How do Natural Groups Come Together? |
Natural groups come together spontaneously based on natural occuring events |
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What are the Similarities of Individual's in Natural Groups? |
Values, Needs, Interpersonal Attraction (Family, Friend Groups, Gangs...) |
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What is a Social Service Group? |
A group based on common concerns/problems with the goal of treatment. Roles within the group develop through interaction as communication is open-ended. |
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What is a Work Group? |
A group working towards accomplishing a specific task where conversation stays around the task at hand. Roles can be devloped or assigned based on needs/talent/ability to do specific job |
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What does Self- Disclosure Mean? |
Self-Dislcosure is how much/often you share details of your personal life with the group. High levels of Self-Disclosure means you are expected to share details about yourself, where as low Self-Disclosure means that the conversation should not revolve around your personal life often. |
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What is The Purpose of a Social Conversation Group? |
To develop friends through socialization in an informal manner |
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What is the Purpose of a Recreational Activity Group? |
Individuals part take in a recreational activity such as sports, games, or music to make friends. While the leader of the group directs the activity, individuals form bonds through a shared interest of said activity |
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What is the Purpose of an Educational or Life Skills Group? |
To learn a new skill or knowledge from a teacher/leader. Bonds are formed between the individuals of the group through a shared interest of needs. |
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What is the Purpose of a Helping/Counselling/Therapy Group? |
To change a specific behaviour, emotion or attitude of an individual to a more positive outlook. Bonds are formed within this group through common needs and concerns of the members. |
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What is the Purpose of a Self-Help Group? |
To help an individual cope or change in a self-directed manner without the use of an agnecy or a leader role within the group. |
NA, AA... |
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What Are The 3 Models of Group? |
- Social Goals - Remedial - Reciprocal |
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What is a Social Group? |
A social group focuses on socializing the members to democratic societal values, particularily valuing the power of group action (Project Share, United Way...) |
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What is a Remedial Group? |
A group focusing on the restoration or rehabilitation of members who are behaving dysfunctionally or unproductively, with the goal of changing said behaviour. (Pathstones, Newport...) |
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What is a Reciprocal Group? |
The purpose is to form a mutual aid system among the group members to achieve optimum socialization and adaption to environments, with an emphasis of the potential for growth and development. (AA, Drop in Centres...) |
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What Are 2 Basic Considerations When Using Group Techniques? |
- Pay attention to the obvious - Maintain Flexibility |
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How Do You Introduce Techniques to the Group? (5) |
- Group preperation and norms - Leader motives and theoretical stances - Avoidance Device - Under Pressure - Physical Techniques |
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What is Group Preperation and Norms in Regards to Ethical Considerations? |
Ensure group members fully understand confidentiality policy, Explain as the leader what training you have, Explain how the technique works |
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What Are Leaders Motivations and Theoretical Stances in Regards to Ethical Considerations |
As the leader, you need to fully understand the theory behind the technique and what the goal/motive is for using it. |
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What is an Avoidance Device? |
When members try to challenge the facillitator |
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What Does the Term "Under Pressure" Refer to In Ethical Considerations? |
As a leader, you should not force or pressure members to participate. |
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What are the Ethical Considerations for Physical Techniques? |
As the leader, you must ensure the safety of all members, and therefore protect the members and group as a whole |
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What Are The 13 Therapeutic Forces? |
1) Sense of Belonging 2) Instilling of Hope 3) Development of Social Skills 4) Spektator Therapy 5) Sharing Information 6) Problem Solving 7) Strength in Numbers 8) Collective Atmospheres 9) Development of Support Systems 10) Self-Determination 11) Provinding Corrective Experiences 12) Modelling 13) Mutual Demand |
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What is a 'Sense of Belonging'? |
Means to be needed by the group and that there is an empathetic connection. |
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What does 'Instilling Hope' Mean? |
It refers to the idea of, 'We are all in the same boat'. The group is to provide reassurance and frees the member from experiences of guilt and shame. |
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What is 'The Development of Social Skills'? |
Helping members develop the skills to interact with others |
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What is 'Spectator Therapy'? |
Learning from struggles and solutions of others in the group. |
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What Does 'Sharing Information' Refer to? |
Practical Information (Sharing resources) Affective Information (What I did to feel better) |
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What is 'Problem Solving'? |
Learning how to move through the steps of problem solving by watching other members |
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What Does 'Strength in Numbers' Refer to? |
When more is shared in group, it allows for more support when dealing with the issue as it is easier to talk about something when all members are feeling the same way. |
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What is a 'Collective Atmosphere'? |
Group counselling may be seen as less intimidating to some in comparison to individual counselling. |
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What is the 'Development of Support Systems'? |
Allowing members of the group to bong by sharing problems and allowing for the development of friendships, as we can not be our clients only support systems. |
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What is 'Self-Determination'? |
Supports the rights of group members to have autonomy and freedom of choice. |
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What Does 'Providing Collective Experiences' Mean? |
The act of practicing new skills together as a group |
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What is 'Modelling'? |
Demonstration/Showing/Role Modelling |
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What is 'Mutual Demand'? |
Group members have expectations of the group and it's individual members. |
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