For our fifth group session, personal growth was the focus of our group session. We started our group session by reviewing our group norms that were placed at the front of the class. The group process consists of five stages which are pregroup stage, initial stage, transition stage, working stage, and final stage. (Corey, Corey & Corey, 2014). Our fourth group session remained in the working stage. According to Corey et al., during the working stage, the group focuses on making behavioral changes. (Corey et al., 2014). Corey et al. states that the working stage is characterized by a deeper level of exploration, which builds on the significant work done in the initial and transition stages (2014). Also, the transition stage and working stages
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Dr. Wallace asked each group member to share their reasons behind their choices. Most of the group participants were stressed out due to family, work and not being able to control things that are going on in their lives. I shared that I’ve learned to let things go that’s not in my control and to just give my worries to God. My motto is Let Go and Let God. Dr. Wallace gave great feedback to me and shared to the group how important it is to let things go and stop stressing over things that are beyond our power to control. She suggested that we should weigh what’s more important in our lives and understand that we can only be at one place at a time. For our next activity, we were asked to answer five questions that relates to our stress. The questions were what is something you can let go right now that would help accomplish something on your goals list, what’s something you should hold on more tightly that would help accomplish something on your goals list, what is something that you are hold back saying to someone, when was the last time you said no, and what is something that you are promising yourself to do this year. As a group, we went around the room and shared our …show more content…
Of the all of the questions, the question about holding back feelings/statements towards someone brought out the emotional side of most group members; especially for me. Confronting family members, best friends, and supervisors were at the top of the lists for the majority of the group. For me, confronting my Father about his mistakes was something I would like to discuss since we never had a real conversation about it. After revealing how I felt, I was given great advice from the group leader and group participants. I can’t allow what has been done affect my current relationships. We also learned the power of saying no. Dr. Wallace educated us on how there’s a difference between women and men when it relates to saying no to a person. Dr. Wallace stated that women are the least likely to say no to something that benefits them but men are highly likely to say no if it benefits them. There were a few roles represented during the session. The majority of the group participants were supporters giving encouraging words and praises after the speaker spoke. The group participants were active listeners, gave positive feedback and were supportive. The group was empathetic to one group member in particular because she felt like she wasn’t giving her all to school since she wasn’t able to make it to
Dr. Wallace asked each group member to share their reasons behind their choices. Most of the group participants were stressed out due to family, work and not being able to control things that are going on in their lives. I shared that I’ve learned to let things go that’s not in my control and to just give my worries to God. My motto is Let Go and Let God. Dr. Wallace gave great feedback to me and shared to the group how important it is to let things go and stop stressing over things that are beyond our power to control. She suggested that we should weigh what’s more important in our lives and understand that we can only be at one place at a time. For our next activity, we were asked to answer five questions that relates to our stress. The questions were what is something you can let go right now that would help accomplish something on your goals list, what’s something you should hold on more tightly that would help accomplish something on your goals list, what is something that you are hold back saying to someone, when was the last time you said no, and what is something that you are promising yourself to do this year. As a group, we went around the room and shared our …show more content…
Of the all of the questions, the question about holding back feelings/statements towards someone brought out the emotional side of most group members; especially for me. Confronting family members, best friends, and supervisors were at the top of the lists for the majority of the group. For me, confronting my Father about his mistakes was something I would like to discuss since we never had a real conversation about it. After revealing how I felt, I was given great advice from the group leader and group participants. I can’t allow what has been done affect my current relationships. We also learned the power of saying no. Dr. Wallace educated us on how there’s a difference between women and men when it relates to saying no to a person. Dr. Wallace stated that women are the least likely to say no to something that benefits them but men are highly likely to say no if it benefits them. There were a few roles represented during the session. The majority of the group participants were supporters giving encouraging words and praises after the speaker spoke. The group participants were active listeners, gave positive feedback and were supportive. The group was empathetic to one group member in particular because she felt like she wasn’t giving her all to school since she wasn’t able to make it to