Kathrine runs a support group for survivors of sexual assault. Her group consist of 5 women with different stories on why they are part of the group, but have a commonality of being sexually abused. The transcript doesn’t entail any information on Kathrine’s expertise, but we can clearly see that the ladies attending the group look for her for answers. As seen by Barbara asking Katherine for acknowledgment when sharing her frustration towards men. When Kathrine speaks, she speaks with control of the group and leadership to draw the ladies together when they question Sarah’s uncomfortable look. What with what we can see from the transcript this type of group to me, is categorized into mutual aid group.
Mutual aid groups use the dynamics of common …show more content…
We can see this by the way that the group speaking to each other, when Barbara pointed out that Sarah hasn’t spoken yet, Kathrine reminded her that they all agreed to respect when they feel comfortable to do so. Then Suzanne attempts to comfort Sarah by letting her know that it took her some time to feel comfortable enough to share her story. The group assured Sarah that feeling uncomfortable at first is okay.
The whole purpose of group intervention is to ultimately help each other with coping and adapting with any of the traumatic experience that has set one back in life. When we look at the systems perspective of stress and coping we can see that it is the most difficult part of going through any traumatic experience. Coping includes thoughts, feelings and actions that are put forth to ease the traumatic stress. One method of coping is adaptation, which may involve adjustments in our biological responses, perceptions, or lifestyle (Hutchison, 2014, p. …show more content…
For Sarah, even though she might feel that she may not be ready for a support group, she at least has taken the first step to better herself, not many people can even start to take action when it comes to a terrifying experience such as sexual abuse. It takes a lot more than a group model or perspectives to get over what has broken you. You first must be strong enough to admit your problem, share to those you trust, and practice therapeutic exercises with a mutual
Mutual aid groups use the dynamics of common …show more content…
We can see this by the way that the group speaking to each other, when Barbara pointed out that Sarah hasn’t spoken yet, Kathrine reminded her that they all agreed to respect when they feel comfortable to do so. Then Suzanne attempts to comfort Sarah by letting her know that it took her some time to feel comfortable enough to share her story. The group assured Sarah that feeling uncomfortable at first is okay.
The whole purpose of group intervention is to ultimately help each other with coping and adapting with any of the traumatic experience that has set one back in life. When we look at the systems perspective of stress and coping we can see that it is the most difficult part of going through any traumatic experience. Coping includes thoughts, feelings and actions that are put forth to ease the traumatic stress. One method of coping is adaptation, which may involve adjustments in our biological responses, perceptions, or lifestyle (Hutchison, 2014, p. …show more content…
For Sarah, even though she might feel that she may not be ready for a support group, she at least has taken the first step to better herself, not many people can even start to take action when it comes to a terrifying experience such as sexual abuse. It takes a lot more than a group model or perspectives to get over what has broken you. You first must be strong enough to admit your problem, share to those you trust, and practice therapeutic exercises with a mutual