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1 Group Facilitation Skills MH 31 Professor Billies Spring 2015 from Toseland and Rivas

2 Free Write How do you typically behave o in your family? o in your sports team, religious group, college club, dance troupe, band, etc. o in class? o in a project group for class? What do you notice about what roles you fall into? Are they the same or different in each setting?

3 Living Human Systems System theories (e.g., family systems) recognize that when groups of people come together for a purpose, roles develop to help that group achieve that purpose. Sometimes these roles are explicit - they are openly known. Sometimes these roles are implicit – they develop subconsciously.

4 Definition: Groupwork Goal-directed activity with small treatment and task groups aimed at meeting socioemotional needs and accomplishing tasks. This activity is directed to individual members of a group and to the group as a whole within a system of service delivery.

5 Types of Groups Types of social work groups:

6 Stages of Group Development

7 Qualities of Skilled Group Facilitators

8 Skills: Facilitating Group Process Involve group members Pay attention to group-as-a-whole Reach for silent members Describe process to the group as it happens Clarify content of discussion Guide group interactions Intervene with challenging behavior

9 Skills: Gathering data and assessment Identify and describe thoughts, feelings, and behaviors Ask questions Summarize themes of group discussion Reflect feelings and meaning

10 Skills: Action Support Reframe ideas Link group members' ideas Be a role model Confront Resolve conflicts


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