Dynamics

Tuckman maintained that these phases are necessary for a team to grow, as they face challenges, find solutions and plan work to deliver exceptional results. Tuckman’s model describes the path to high-performance through a staged development model. the stages of Tuckman’s model are:  Forming –team members are introduced  Storming –the team transitions from “as is” to “to be”  Norming –the team reaches consensus on the “to be” process  Performing –the team has settled its relationships and…

As part of the ritualistic nature of group therapy, it is important to garner participation from all that are involved. In relation to group dynamics, there are those who are more extroverted and ready to share their stories, as well as those who are introverted and tend to avoid participation. Being able to utilize personality types in conjunction with transference feeds the ability of those who are introverted to speak out among the group without fear of being an outcast (Phillips, 2004).…

My approach to dynamic assessment allowed me to measure the effect of an lesson on my student’s performance. I performed a pre-test of the student’s knowledge, followed by a teaching mediation, and then a post-test to see how the knowledge changed. The ‘pre-test, mediation, post-test’ method resembles a traditional research design, but the aim is not to carry out a research study on a group of students, but to use this information to guide the learner and inform the teacher. DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT…

him a complex character. The author Homer was a man of complexity himself, he was the creator of the novel named Odyssey as well as the Iliad, and was considered to be one of the great epic poets of his time. A complex character, as well known as a dynamic character, is highly developed and complex, meaning they have a variety of traits and different sides to their personality. They also display strengths, weaknesses, and a full scope of emotions. In the novel of the Iliad Achilles is reached…

Working in a team is a practice as old as the first human relationships, in which we collude with other individuals in order to achieve a common goal, and ultimately share both the success and failures of the operation (Buchanan and Huczynski 2011). However, working in a team is a difficult practice where there are many individuals with different ideas, all of them wanting to implement their own methods to attain that final, common goal. Differences in morals, culture, principles and…

Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2012). Planning the group. In R.W. Toseland & R.F. Rivas. An introduction to group work practice. (7th ed.), (pp. 160-196). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. The first part of planning involves forming the group and the second one – adjustments by the leader and the members during the group development. Forming involves focus on the individual member, group as a whole, and the environment. Model for planning both treatment and task groups includes the following actions:…

Part 1 : Comparative analysis – small group development theory (500 words) In 1965, Bruce W. Tuckman developed a theory in which he sought to explain how a team develops over time through stages : forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning published in his study "Developmental sequence in small groups". Tuckman 's theory is based on a research he led analyzing over 50 articles that dealt with small groups development. The last stage was isadded in his follow up study in 1977 with…

Group Counseling Final Group counseling is a different dynamic to counseling that can be very beneficial for clients to participate in. There are a variety of different types of groups, such as psychoeducational, counseling, task, and psychotherapy. Regardless of what type of group it is, all consist of four stages: the initial, transition, working, and termination stages. Each of these different stages contain distinct characteristics of facilitators and members that set them apart from one…

For this term, Cileena Shakur was our team leader. Overall, she did very well in leading our team to be successful for term 4. She was concerned with both the tasks at hand as well as the relationships with the team members, which takes time and commitment from her part and the rest of the team members (Harris and Sherblom, 2010, p. 228). From the very start, Cileena took charge with getting our Powerpoint setup and making sure that each aspect of our presentation was complete and ready to go…

forming of the group we began focus on the group structure and leadership according to each members ability and agreement of each. We began to understand our goals, tasks in order to avoid future challenges and made an online group called “Management Dynamics” in order to contact each other about the timing of meets up and the understanding of each individual’s task with thinking about what role they will play on the project team. Our leader provided a clear direction regarding the project and…