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Fidelity refers to loyalty and duty. It is keeping promises and honoring commitments.
________ involves stating up front what the group will focus on and then keeping that pledge.
In such situations, trust is established, and group members are able to accomplish what they
set out to do.
Veracity is truthfulness. In group work ________ is important in all phases of the group's
development. It has to do with both interpersonal and intra-personal honesty.
Code of ethics is a set of standards and principles that organizations create to provide
guidelines for their members to follow in working with the public and with one another. ______
are constantly evolving.
Best Practice Guidelines of the ASGW One document that specifically addresses ethical
issues in group work. ASGW stands for the Association for Specialists in Group Work. This
document provides "structure to the planning, performing, and processing tasks required for
effective and ethical practice in counseling and psychotherapy groups."
Two other important documents for ethical information 1. ASGW's Principles for Diversity-
Competent Group Workers (1999)
2. Professional Standards for the Training of Group Workers (2000)
Ethical codes, guidelines, and standards: Such as the 3 mentioned give group workers a
starting place to find answers and resolutions. Therefore, these documents should be studied
and discussed throughout a professional's career. An advanced group leader is expected to
operate much more ethically than one with less experience.
,Characteristics vital for group leaders: Self-awareness; genuineness; ability to form warm,
caring relationships; sensitivity and understanding; self-confidence; a sense of humor; flexibility
of behavior; and a willingness to self-evaluate. Without these personal qualities, potential
group leaders would have difficulty in their interpersonal relationships and would not be
effective.
Training group One way for beginning group leaders to gain clarity and experience. In such a
group, beginning leaders can learn to recognize and work out major personal and professional
issues that affect their ability to conduct groups- for example, criticism, anxiety, jealousy, or the
need for control.
Screening Second major issue in group work. ______ is actually a three-part process. Begins
when group leaders formulate the type of group they would like and are qualified to lead. Next
the process of recruitment, in which leader must make sure not to misrepresent the type of
group that is to be conducted. In the recruiting process, potential members have a right to
know the goals of the group, basic procedures, expectations, and risks. Finally leader ______
applicants on a one-to-one or small group basis to be sure they are able to benefit from and
contribute to the group.
Informed consent statement at the end of the screening process and before accepting a
member into the group, the leader obtains a members signature on an _________. Such a
process acknowledges that the individual is aware of the group activity in which he or she is
about to participate and is doing so voluntarily.
Rights of group members group members have _____ that must be respected and protected
if the group is going to work well. These _____ are similar to the ______ of others who are
consumers of professional services. In additions specific guidelines pertaining to ______ and
risks in particular group situations should be covered.
Confidentiality is the right of group members to reveal personal thoughts, feelings, and
information to the leader and other members of the group expect that information to not be
disclosed to others outside the group. Not keeping ____ is like gossiping and is destructive to
the group process.
, Prevent breaks in confidentiality leaders need to reaffirm periodically to group members the
importance of not discussing with others what occurs in the group. This approach serve as
preventive function by increasing members' awareness so that they do not unintentionally
discuss material outside the group. The reality that confidentiality cannot be guarantee and
that there may be certain cases in which ethical or legal considerations may force the leader to
break confidentiality need to be addressed.
Dual/multiple relationships occurs when group leaders find themselves in two or more
potentially conflicting roles with their group members, such as "professional (e.g., professor,
supervisor, employer) or personal (e.g., friend, close relative, sexual partner). " The professional
should, at all cost, do no harm to the client."
Personal relationships among group members In most counseling and psychotherapy
groups, member-to-member contact outside the group results in the formation of subgroups or
hidden agendas, which can be detrimental. Therefore, discouraging socialization in these types
of groups is a prudent policy.
Group techniques or exercises are structured ways of getting members to interact with one
another. They can have a powerful impact on group members and positively affect how people
work together or change. However, when leaders misuse them, they can also inhibit the natural
ebb and flow of a group
14 kinds of exercises leaders can employ: - written
- movement
- dyads and triads
- rounds
- creative props
- arts and crafts
- fantasy