Reflection Of A Groups In Small Groups

During the group some of the members, especially Mo and Kelsey, helped provide suggestions for making the recipe and, or they helped others in the group complete tasks or who were struggling to cut tomatoes, like Mackenzie. By helping others in the group, with some verbal cues from the leaders to collaborate and help others, I think all the group members, especially Kelsey and Mo, could see how efficient the group worked together to make the pico de gallo. This collaboration, along with the individual responsibilities, I think helped all the group members see how they could help volunteer in a community setting where they would work with others but still play a vital role in the end product. While some members, like Kelsey and Brayden, explained that they liked working by themselves to tailor recipes based on how they like it, this similarity provided an opportunity for us leaders to point out different ways the members could still benefit and spend time in the community even if the members make the food on their own. For instance, we mentioned that Kelsey and Brayden could volunteer their time making meals for friends who may have lost a loved one, or for older people in the community who are homebound and receive meals from the program, Meals on …show more content…
Out of habit, I feel compelled to assist others when I see first signs of doubt, trouble, or confusion in someone’s verbal tone or nonverbal cues without providing that person time to problem-solve or have other members help first. Additionally, I would like to be more attentive to what is being discussed rather than worrying if we are meeting all the objectives in each of the Cole’s Seven Steps. For instance, I think I repeated a question that Lauren asked, but in a different way, because I was nervous and tried looking ahead at other questions on the paper rather than be in the