Treatment
Event
There were many moments of therapy in the group, but the one that is most salient to me happened in our second to last session. We were all going around discussing our reaction to the marathon and eventually we made it around the circle to Yellow. They expressed that they did not have the same experience that the rest of us did during the marathon. Yellow communicated that they did not understand the point of the group and felt that they did not receive the reaction that they wanted when they shared during the marathon. Immediately, the leader interacted with Yellow to try to help them explore what they would have liked out of the experience and what was most disheartening for them. Then the rest of the group reflected back …show more content…
That our relationships with each other were going to change, no matter how much we wanted them to stay the same. That we came to the acceptance of this as the ritual went on and we got to see each other say goodbye to the …show more content…
I could feel myself withdrawing from the group. Which is why the whole thing felt bittersweet. I no longer felt like I was required to be fully invested in what was going on. By writing out cards for everyone I had emotionally already laid to rest what was going on and was able to check out even further because I had already processed it all by myself. This is something that I need to be aware of as a group leader because if I internally check out before the rest of the group then I may not be able to support them in the way that they need. Interpersonal. At one moment when I was saying goodbye to Blue, I felt a connection or maybe recognized a connection that I had not felt before. The majority of the time in the group I could feel myself withdrawing when Blue would share. Then when I was sharing my hopes for them, I realized that I had been paying more attention than I thought I had been. The same went for when Blue shared with me, they had noticed me for what seemed like the first time. This was an interesting shift in our relationship within the group because it let us realize that there was a connection, but now we can let it
Event
There were many moments of therapy in the group, but the one that is most salient to me happened in our second to last session. We were all going around discussing our reaction to the marathon and eventually we made it around the circle to Yellow. They expressed that they did not have the same experience that the rest of us did during the marathon. Yellow communicated that they did not understand the point of the group and felt that they did not receive the reaction that they wanted when they shared during the marathon. Immediately, the leader interacted with Yellow to try to help them explore what they would have liked out of the experience and what was most disheartening for them. Then the rest of the group reflected back …show more content…
That our relationships with each other were going to change, no matter how much we wanted them to stay the same. That we came to the acceptance of this as the ritual went on and we got to see each other say goodbye to the …show more content…
I could feel myself withdrawing from the group. Which is why the whole thing felt bittersweet. I no longer felt like I was required to be fully invested in what was going on. By writing out cards for everyone I had emotionally already laid to rest what was going on and was able to check out even further because I had already processed it all by myself. This is something that I need to be aware of as a group leader because if I internally check out before the rest of the group then I may not be able to support them in the way that they need. Interpersonal. At one moment when I was saying goodbye to Blue, I felt a connection or maybe recognized a connection that I had not felt before. The majority of the time in the group I could feel myself withdrawing when Blue would share. Then when I was sharing my hopes for them, I realized that I had been paying more attention than I thought I had been. The same went for when Blue shared with me, they had noticed me for what seemed like the first time. This was an interesting shift in our relationship within the group because it let us realize that there was a connection, but now we can let it