Group a counseling specialty 7e pearson by t gladding chapter 06

Chapter The Working Stage in a Group: Performing Prepared by: Nathaniel N Ivers, Wake Forest University Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Roadmap       The Working Stage of a Group Peer relationships – Johari Window Tasks during the working stage Problems that may arise in the working stage of a group Strategies for assisting groups in the working stage Achieving Outcomes in the Working Stage Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-2 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Working Stage of a Group    Focuses on the achievement of individual and group goals Emphasizes the movement of the group itself into a more unified and productive system Described as the group’s “performing stage” (Tuckman & Jensen, 1977) and “action stage” (George & Dustin, 1988) Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-3 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Working Stage of a Group  Group leaders and members feel more freedom and comfort to try out new behaviors and strategies  “Therapeutic forces,” such as openness to self, others, and new ideas, “are wellestablished” (Ohlsen et al., 1988, p 88) Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-4 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Peer Relationships in the Working Stage    Members tend to express genuine concern for one another on a deep, personal level Participants establish how physically and psychologically close they wish to be to others and behave accordingly Members are more willing to self-disclose Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-5 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Johari Awareness Model   Sometimes called the Johari Window Represents what happens in the arena of self-disclosure when a group is in the working stage (Luft, 1984) Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-6 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Johari Window Quadrant 1: Open quadrant Quadrant III: Blind Quadrant Information known to self and Information originally others unknown to self but known to others when the group began Quadrant II: Hidden Quadrant Quadrant IV: Unknown Quadrant Undisclosed information known only to oneself Material hidden from self and others because of a lack of opportunity Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-7 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Task Process during the Working Stage     Rounds Role playing Homework Incorporation Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-8 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Problems in the Working Stage  Racial and Gender Issues    May be subtle or blatant Cultural Encapsulation Group Collusion    Cooperating with others unconsciously or consciously to “reinforce prevailing attitudes, values, behaviors, or norms” (Butler, 1987, p 1) The purpose of such behavior is self protection Groupthink Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-9 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Assisting Groups in the Working Stage         Modeling by the Leader Exercises Group Observing Group Brainstorming Nominal-Group Technique Written Projections Group Processing Teaching of Skills Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-10 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Outcomes of the Working Stage         Usually tangible, as goals have been worked on and achieved Learning and sharing of ideas and information among members Catharsis – release of pent-up feelings Cognitive restructuring Confrontation Feedback Corrective Emotional Experience Humor Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-11 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved  ...Roadmap       The Working Stage of a Group Peer relationships – Johari Window Tasks during the working stage Problems that may arise in the working stage of a group Strategies for assisting... stage” (Tuckman & Jensen, 1977) and “action stage” (George & Dustin, 1988) Groups: A Counseling Specialty, 7e Samuel Gladding 6-3 © 2016 Pearson Education, Inc All rights reserved Working Stage... Education, Inc All rights reserved Johari Window Quadrant 1: Open quadrant Quadrant III: Blind Quadrant Information known to self and Information originally others unknown to self but known to