Group Development

For the deliberative presentation, my group was assigned to address problem number two. My group went through all of the phases of the Phase Theory of Group Development. On our first day, we went through the orientation phase. Because our class is small we all knew each other but when we got together as a group for this assignment we tried to get to know each other and we discussed the issue of mental health in our university and what each one of us has observed. Overall that day was dedicated to understanding the topic that was assigned to us and getting to know each other. The following class we went through the second phase of the Phase Theory. We tried to further examine the issue and how we can move forward to coming up with solutions. …show more content…
For each assignment for this presentation, we talked about how the work is going to be divided. We all had personal experience with mental health services at George Mason University, therefore, we all had something to contribute. Which brings me to the third phase of the Phase Theory of Group Development. We all decided to come up with one solution for the challenge based on our experiences. Honestly, that was the best decision because we all have done different experiences and different viewpoints therefore having more than one solution was a great idea because it represented each one us. We took most of our class time to discuss and organize our group work, therefore, the actual work towards the presentation was a breeze. We also had good communication and we all a clear idea of our goal which was to come up with an effective solution to the challenge. The presentation day was the last phase of the Phase Theory of Group development. Our presentation was good, and it was praised by our classmates. They seemed to enjoy the content and our