The Integrating stage is similar to the Intensifying stage expect for that in the Integrating stage the friendship is more united (p. 208). The friendship is more united and each individual feels that they have a sense of belonging within the group. We all shared the same culture in my soccer team. Culture is a concept that applies to the Knapp’s stages of Relational Development. Culture is where each induvial share the same norms, traditions, and values. The sense of belonging is there because…
Group-Type Facilitation: An examination of Strengths and Areas for Improvement My desire to become a counselor is derived from a direct experience with substance abuse and subsequent recovery; therefore, the substance abuse population is the primary population I am seeking to work with as a professional counselor. There are several reasons why group counseling is utilized with the addicted population. These include the ability for one counselor to see multiple clients, due to managed care…
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…
dealing with the stages of group development. When analysing with group development he formed three types of group: therapy groups, training groups and laboratory groups. Then later Tuckman assumed that four general stage of group development could be identified with these three type of group stages. Tuckman entitles these stages forming, storming, norming and performing. In the forming stage, Tuckman suggested that members of a group orient to the task at hand. The group come together and…
We are Swag Team 6, and it has been over two months since we were assigned our group. Significant progress was made in the duration of our formation, and within a short amount of time, the adversities we have overcame from where we began is impressive. As we came together initially, we were strangers from multiple different cultures with varying ideas and ways of going about our group. Our group was comprised of 3 Chinese students, and 3 American students. Nevertheless, even the Americans had…
every community sector, there are groups that provide support / services for members who come from different background and cultures that have their own values, beliefs, and attitudes (Office of multicultural Interest, 2014). As community workers, we need to accept that not all members are the same and some members of the group may live a lifestyle that mainstream society views as being different and unacceptable. Encouraging culture competence within the group could enhance member’s knowledge…
All the support group members will be notified on the dynamics of the group from the beginning, middle and end stage. Members will gain a sense of knowledge and a learning reinforcement that will be powerful to members that are on dialysis. Members will share their testimonies and interventions that will be utilized to measure all progress. As the social worker, I will facilitate each group session and enforce the quality of life intervention that will empower all member to take pride in their…
the four stages of becoming a team, as specified in Tuckman's Group Development Theory. Those four stages are forming, storming, norming, and performing. I will then discuss how the Titans are a high performance team, defined by Doug Howell. Tuckman's Group Development Theory The first stage of becoming a team is norming, which is everyone coming together with shared goals. This took place at the beginning of the movie when two groups of different races were merged into a single team. They…
Developing a Group In this paper, I will present a proposal for an adolescent dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) psychoeducational group. This will include the rationale for why such a group is needed at my place of employment. I will discuss my motivation for developing this programming and the population I aim to serve. The proposal will also include support from professional literature, group goals, duration, and evaluation of results. Meeting the Needs of Clients It has become…
2015). He underlines four important stages of team’s development, such as, Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. Stage#1 Forming In the group project, team members were excited about the idea to create an application for little kids. This idea was a really new one that inspired everyone in the team. Everyone has high expectations from this group project. Some questions regarding the development of the app and its future implementation have been discussed. It was no feeling of anxiety or…