Caregiver Support Group Reflection

I have learned a great deal of information this semester in Dr. Heidi’s advance clinical practice group class. This class has given me a number of ways to utilize therapeutic approaches that will engage group members in dialogue while allowing them to develop their own community of support among each other. For that reason, the role as a facilitator for the caregiver support group allow me to demonstrate some skills on how to effectively engage group members and at the same time developed the skill of just listening. However, listening is an important skill that I need to develop. Although I listened to each group member expresses their individual feelings regarding caring for her parent or grandparent who has Alzheimer. , I found it to be a challenge to just listening and knowing when to speak. For instance, throughout the demonstration, I kept trying to remember what skill to use next in order to keep the group flowing appropriately and at the same time obtaining a good grade. That behavior prevented me from thoroughly listening and clearly …show more content…
For instance, while Nercy was expressing how she had been neglecting herself as a due to caring for her sick parent, I immediately asked her a question before she could finish her statement. I remember this particular event because this is an ongoing challenge for me, especially, when I am facilitating the coping skills group at Better Way of Miami. For that reason, the class’ demonstration gave me an opportunity to really critique how I interact with group members. In fact, taking a deeper look at my clinical skills and Dr. Heidi lecture on listening skills in the group setting, I realize that the best-practice skills in the group settings is not always about saying the right thing instead it is about knowing when saying nothing is more