Forming Stage
The forming stage of group can also be viewed as the planning stage which consists of obtaining information about what type of group it is, the length, the number of participants, and whether it is an open or closed group (Corey et al., 2014). However, being an in-class group, the number of participants, the length, and the type of group was preselected for us. Also, each member was required to facilitate for one session and needed to focus on a different stage of group development. This was a closed group that lasted for eight sessions. The writer was given the working and termination stage of group. Leader functions in this stage was to identify goals and the purpose of the group, select members, and to meet with co-facilitator …show more content…
Building trust and developing dialogue is a vital role that members should engage in during this stage of group. However, initially no one was willing to be the first to disclose intimate details of their lives that would make them vulnerable to other in the group, other than superficial topics such as day-to-day conversations. During this stage of group, the facilitators were able to start assessing how group members were functioning. It is the facilitators task to help members begin to learn how to work on their concerns that initially brought them into the group process (Corey et al., 2014). During the transitional stage, members were engaged in activities that lead to an openness for self-disclosure. Utilizing the person-centered theory in group, members were appreciative, trusting, and were able to move toward self-disclosure and empowerment (Corey, …show more content…
Most of the group members were able to fully engage in the group process, in their willingness to express their self-care needs. Some of those needs consisted of more time to sleep, exercise, go to church, and watch television. Utilizing the person-centered approach, the facilitators role was to create a safe and healing environment, where group members can interact with each other honestly (Corey, 2009). During this stage, facilitators utilized a mindfulness exercise which helped group members to be in the here and now. Each group member’s role was to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their current self-care regimes and to offer solutions to better one another’s self-care needs. This created cohesion among group members and offered a sense of belonging to the group. Corey et al. (2014), explains that the level of establishing trust and cohesion is high and that the communication group members should be an accurate expression of
The forming stage of group can also be viewed as the planning stage which consists of obtaining information about what type of group it is, the length, the number of participants, and whether it is an open or closed group (Corey et al., 2014). However, being an in-class group, the number of participants, the length, and the type of group was preselected for us. Also, each member was required to facilitate for one session and needed to focus on a different stage of group development. This was a closed group that lasted for eight sessions. The writer was given the working and termination stage of group. Leader functions in this stage was to identify goals and the purpose of the group, select members, and to meet with co-facilitator …show more content…
Building trust and developing dialogue is a vital role that members should engage in during this stage of group. However, initially no one was willing to be the first to disclose intimate details of their lives that would make them vulnerable to other in the group, other than superficial topics such as day-to-day conversations. During this stage of group, the facilitators were able to start assessing how group members were functioning. It is the facilitators task to help members begin to learn how to work on their concerns that initially brought them into the group process (Corey et al., 2014). During the transitional stage, members were engaged in activities that lead to an openness for self-disclosure. Utilizing the person-centered theory in group, members were appreciative, trusting, and were able to move toward self-disclosure and empowerment (Corey, …show more content…
Most of the group members were able to fully engage in the group process, in their willingness to express their self-care needs. Some of those needs consisted of more time to sleep, exercise, go to church, and watch television. Utilizing the person-centered approach, the facilitators role was to create a safe and healing environment, where group members can interact with each other honestly (Corey, 2009). During this stage, facilitators utilized a mindfulness exercise which helped group members to be in the here and now. Each group member’s role was to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their current self-care regimes and to offer solutions to better one another’s self-care needs. This created cohesion among group members and offered a sense of belonging to the group. Corey et al. (2014), explains that the level of establishing trust and cohesion is high and that the communication group members should be an accurate expression of