My Reflection Of A Chapter On Educational Groups

The group session I covered was the chapter on educational groups. The purpose of this session was to cover some material in the book in innovative, creative, and interesting ways. Most of the chapter covered stress management and avoiding burnout along with a smaller section on time management which can also contribute to stress. Since all of the members of the group are senior social work majors coming up on the end of the semester I figured going over stressors and stress management techniques was a good use of time for the group. I feel that checking in with members to see how they are currently feeling and how their weeks are going is pertinent information in leading the group. This information gives you a better idea of where everyone …show more content…
Once I read the chapter I prioritized the information by order of importance. Since I also enjoy thinking out of the box, I chose to do activities that were not in the book but would go a long with the material. Once I picked the activities, I pieced together the agenda of the group meeting to create a cohesive structure. Finally I outlined the amount of time spent on each topic and activity to ensure we would be able to cover the material in the allotted …show more content…
Each member shared a few different stressors in their life, and I also shared my own. The meditation video finished loading and I have them all listen to that. After the video is over I give a briefing on why I chose the video and what I hoped people would gain from doing it. From there I find it appropriate to talk about what others do to manage their stress and everyone shares some thoughts on that. I then self-disclose a story from when I was younger and struggled with physical illness due to stress. I transition nicely into my new stress managing technique, zen tangling, which is also our next activity. The activity takes approximately 30 minutes. (A. Steward, personal communication, November 25, 2015, p.