Group Development

It is important for a facilitator to understand the Stages of Group Development because if a facilitator does not understand the four stages then he or she cannot facilitate a successful support group. The four Stages of Group Development are initial, transition, working, and ending stage. In the first stage which is called the initial stage, group members are checking each other out they are getting the feel of one another. Also, this is when the facilitator develops a group arrangement and members decide if he or she wants to stay in the group typically during this stage. Next, in the second stage transition, this is when group members might have some problems where they have to work through it. This is extremely normal for the transition