Personal Reflection On Psychoeducational Groups

As a member of the psychoeducational group that focuses on stress management I felt that the atmosphere was very inviting for the initial stage of the group, because group leader Cindy created a very welcoming and inviting climate with engaging activities to ease every member into the process of being in group therapy. Cindy was able to facilitate the dimensions of group behavior by modeling healthy communication, and offering genuineness to each member. By clearly establishing group procedures and rules she was able to quickly move into the topic without hesitation from the members.
I feel I am a very social group member who is quick to trust, as evident by my willingness to share and disclose with other members of the group. I do still think I may talk a bit too much, which I will continue to be mindful of moving forward with each meeting.
Overall I am very satisfied with our initial meeting because every member seemed to be open and engaging, we seemed to bonded relatively quickly as a group and started to offer one another support. Steps I believe might be beneficial for future meetings would be to focus on a specific topic or stress source to accomplish a more defined goal. …show more content…
There were no moments of awkward silence or obvious mistrust, as members we were open to disclose relatively quickly with one another. We have already started to develop relationships with each other and are learning how to relate and be supportive. I can tell just after the first meeting that as a whole our group will be a chatty bunch, because after the topic was introduced we all kind of picked it up and started dealing with it in our own ways but together, which may be the norm from here on