1 What is a Group? “ People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford “A trade union is an organised association of employees formed to protect and promote their common interests” Australian Oxford Dictionary

2 Group Development  Forming  Storming  Norming  Performing  Mourning

3 Groups Function / exist on Two Levels  A task level - they exist to achieve something and  A socio-emotional level, - where the dynamics, process and how the group members feel comes into play. Learning is taking place in both these levels. This learning can be either deliberate, incidental or a combination of both.