GROUPS PROCESS PRACTICE

GROUPS PROCESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION What do Piper and Ogrodniczuk identify as the main benefits of group therapy? efficacy, applicability, cost-efficiency Define Group Process all of the elements basic to the unfolding of a group from the time it begins to termination. This includes dynamics such as the norms that govern a group, the level of cohesion in the group, how trust is generated, how resistance is manifested, how conflict emerges and is dealt with, forces that bring about healing, intermember reactions, and the various stages in a group's development; "how things are happening in a group"; underlying message Technique a leader's explicit and directive request of a member for the purpose of focusing on material. augmenting or exaggerating affect, practicing behavior, or solidifying insight; the tools and interventions used to facilitate what is going on in a group What are the guidelines for increasing the effectiveness of techniques that you might introduce in a group session? Techniques are... -presented in an invitational manner to the member -introduced in a sensitive and timely manner -used with consideration for the member's background -abandoned if they prove ineffective -participants have an opportunity to share their reactions to the techniques or activities used technical eclecticism focuses on differences, includes aspects from many approaches, and is a collection of techniques; combines techniques from different schools without necessarily subscribing to the theoretical positions that spawned them theoretical integration the synthesis of the best of two or more theoretical approaches; offers richer possibilities than restricting practice to a single theory Integrative counseling intentional process of selecting concepts and methods from a variety of therapeutic systems Three domains of the thinking, feeling, behaving model cognitive domain, affective domain, behavioral domain What are the purposes of a therapeutic group? - increase members' knowledge of themselves and others - help members clarify the changes they most want to make in their lives - provide members with the tools they need to make these changes - support their changes What are the four specializations of advanced practice? task groups, psychoeducational groups, counseling groups, psychotherapy groups Task Groups Main Purpose meeting client's, organizational, and community needs Task Groups common in community, business, and educational settings