Journal: Group Observation (a) Describe an event that occurred during the group meeting. The group started with the usual check-in and summarizing what happened at the previous session. Next‚ the group facilitator asked members to review their goals for the meeting. Three group members expressed their concerns with having difficulties with managing anger and frustration‚ so the discussion focused on exploring emotional issues related to these emotions. (b) Inferences: Speculate on possible explanations
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Group Observation April 30‚ 2011 Suzette Williams Dr. Susan Kinsella I chose to observe a sex offenders group at office of an association of licensed professional counselors in Hinesville‚ Georgia. The group consisted of 9 sex offenders and the counselor‚ who was a woman‚ and myself. The group meet in the evening and everyone was present and on time. We sat in a circle‚ and I was introduced. I had to sign a confidentiality agreement‚ and the guys signed something stating they didn’t mind
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Group Observation Paper Introduction: Groups talk about goals in different ways‚ using different words. Some groups have major and minor goals or meta- and micro-goals; others divide goals into mission‚ purpose or goal‚ and objectives‚ while other groups talk about aims and expectations. A group is strengthened to the extent it has clear goals and all members know what their roles are in helping to achieve them (Dimock and Kass‚ 2008‚ p.62-63). My placement is currently in the Mental Health
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Lisa Smart Kim Lane Group Process 3/8/13 Paper 1 Group Observation The group I chose to observe was an alcoholics anonymous group. I chose this as the group to observe because it relates to this field of work and also I have family members whom I attend meetings with for support. There are different types of AA groups. The most common two are open meetings‚ and closed meetings. Open meetings are meetings where speakers tell how they drank‚ how they discovered AA‚ and how its program has
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Observation of Groups: Community and Professional Tammy Abraham Purdue University Calumet Observation of Groups: Community and Professional A baccalaureate prepared nurse needs to be able to function in many capacities. One such capacity is as a leader and communicator within groups whether community based or professional. Community groups include educational and support type groups. Professional groups include policy and procedure type committees. I had the privilege of attending an informal
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The group that I choose to observe was an AA group that is located in Pearland TX‚ and meets every Wednesday and Sunday from 7:00pm to 8:00 pm. The group meets at a church called Central Church of Christ. During my initial visit‚ I made sure I arrived 30 minutes early to talk to the facilitator and ask permission to observe. I was actually very impressed to speak to the facilitator Nadine she could not disclose her last name as the individuals that are participating and herself wished to maintain
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Post Observation Questions 1. Each person played a number of roles‚ and some roles everyone did. Fortunately‚ far more of the positive roles were filled than the negative roles. Played the role of the supporter/encourager. Was the harmonizer between all of us‚ as she was easily the most neutral and calm person among us. Tension relievers were both X and Y. Y’s tension relief sometimes went so far as to stretch into the dysfunctional joker role‚ as well. X‚ Y‚ and Z were the gatekeepers‚ as
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My second group observation called Hope Seekers Group‚ Initiated with the facilitator Nadine introducing the new members that were joining for the first time. Nadine started by reading the declaration of Unity. “This we owe to A.A.’s future to place our common welfare first; to keep our fellowship united. For on A.A. unity depend our lives‚ and the lives of those to come.” She also advised the new comers that they were responsible for seeking help if they ever felt the need to drink and to consult
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Al-Anon Group Observation This paper will describe my experience attending an Al-Anon support group. It will examine the group composition‚ the various roles presented in the group‚ and the group dynamics. It will also evaluate the intervention strategy used‚ and the cultural competency of the group. Lastly‚ I describe how attending the group has expanded my development of group facilitating. Group Description I attended an open Alcoholics Anonymous (Al-Anon) family and friends meeting on April
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Flash Team meeting‚ Group therapy‚ and Documentation Observation: Entering treatment Flash Team meeting I noticed everything was pretty much the same except the unity I was on had some changes. The unit I was interning at used to be the Senior Care Unit ‚ but now it switched to MedPsyc. The senior unit was preferably for senior citizens with mental illness and those who are medically compromised who need mental health treatment. Now with MedPsyc the unit is able to charge insurance companies for
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