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Group Exercises
You will post one thread that is between 300 and 350 words at least two of the required course texts in the thread. APA format.
Rounds and dyads are excellent techniques for support and counseling groups, and they may also be effectively used in other types of groups. Describe one specific example of a round and one specific example of a dyad exercise that you could implement in a meeting with a task group, project group, or team to enhance the motivation, decision-making process, performance, and/or productivity of the group. In your replies, offer helpful recommendations on how to refine or adapt these exercises and feel free to share relevant experiences from group/team meetings in your personal or professional context.
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Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills Chapter 9
>> And something of an extension to cutting off and drawing out is the use of rounds. A round is an activity where every member is asked to respond to some stimulus posed by the leader. Rounds are helpful in gathering information and involving members. Rounds also help in controlling overly verbal members. As we mentioned in the book, there are three kinds of rounds. The designated word, phrase, or number round, the word or phrase round, and the comment round. In this first example the leader ask members to respond by answering here or not here, or getting here. We recommend this round for any group where the leader is trying to get a read on a mood and readiness of the members to begin. Let's watch.
>> Well I was just going to start group today like we've done in the past and just do a short round of here, getting here, and not here. And so here meaning that you're here, ready to start, ready to work on some stuff, or getting here where your brain may be a couple other places, or not here you're just not here. So whoever wants to start?
>> I'll start. I'm not really here today.
>> Okay. Jen?
>> Getting here.
>> Okay.
>> I think I'm here.
>> Okay.
>> I'm here.
>> Not here.
>> Pretty much here.
>> Okay, and for those Joe and Fran, why aren't you here? So Joe?
>> Well my grandfather's having surgery today.
>> Okay. What kind of surgery is he having?
>> He's having knee surgery.
>> Well, I know those things are worrisome, but hopefully everything will turn out okay. I hope so, definitely. Fran?
>> Well it's right before we came in here I got a text from my mom and she said that I might have to spend the weekend at my dad's again, and every time he like is drinking it just doesn't go well and I'm just really like freaked out about it and stressed.
>> Yeah, we can definitely pick up on that.
>> In the next segment, the yes/no round gives members a chance to indicate whether they have something they want to discuss in the group.
>> I'd like to go ahead and check in with everybody and first to see if there's something you have that you'd like to bring up today in group; a topic or an issue. We'll just go around. Debbie would yes or no, just a yes or a no. Just would you like to bring something up in group today?
>> No.
>> Yes.
>> No.
>> No.
>> No.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. What is it that you would like to bring up?
>> I'm actually going to meet my dad for the first time.
>> That's big.
>> Yeah.
>> That's huge, so why don't we go ahead and let me hold off on that, and then come here and check in with Jen to see what her issue is, okay.
>> Okay.
>> Jen, what is it that you'd like to talk about?
>> Just my insomnia, ongoing you know and now we've got this huge construction project happening in town and that only adds to it for me with all the drilling all night, all day.
>> And you know that may be somewhat of a distraction while we're here in group; I wish there was something we could do but that's out of our hands. We'll try to stay as focused as we can. That sounds like something that I believe we could help you with as well, and I'd like to go ahead and take a look at what both Jen and Lauren have brought up. But before we do that I'd like to go back and talk about what it is that you tried in-between our last session to see what it was that has been working for you.
>> Here the leader found that two members had good relevant topics to discuss. Before working with the two members she first wanted to briefly discuss some things that members were going to try during the week before moving on to focus on helping Lauren and then Jen. In this demonstration, the leader uses a round during the warm-up phase to get a read on how the member's week was.
>> Let's do an opening round just, of in terms of how the week was in a word or a phrase. Maybe I'll start with you. And a word, phrase or a short sentence or something. How was your week? Something that captures it.
>> It was okay nothing exciting, just normal.
>> Okay.
>> My week was great. I got a new job.
>> Really?
>> Yeah.
>> What kind?
>> Working over at the pharmaceutical plant.
>> Really?
>> Um-hum.
>> Well that's terrific.
>> Yeah.
>> Megan?
>> Not so good. I've just been dealing with some stuff.
>> Stuff? You want to--
>> Well, my mom just got diagnosed with cancer, lung cancer.
>> Really, really?
>> So it's just been kind of rough.
>> We'll come back to that. Would you want to talk about that or do you think--
>> I mean I may start crying.
>> That's okay.
>> Well, yeah, we just--I mean we're willing to, because that's tough. That's real tough, we'll come back.
>> I had a bit of a rough week. I caught my boyfriend with another woman.
>> Oh okay. Do you want to talk about that if we get--we're going to --
>> Not really but I think I should.
>> Okay. Okay.
>> Pretty good, I finally had that conversation with my dad that I've been talking about, so I was excited about that. But I ended up having a fight with my boyfriend as well so it was kind of up and down.
>> So y'alls two is sort of alike.
>> Yeah.
>> My week was full. I guess as soon as I got home from work Sunday night I come home and the house was a wreck and then like just none of the chores were done and it just got really hectic and--
>> So if you were capturing it in the word or a phrase?
>> Oh.
>> Full or hectic?
>> Busy, yeah busy and hectic probably.
>> Okay. Do you want to do that now or not?
>> I mean I guess. I think I need to do something about it.
>> By using the quick word or phrase round the leader knows whether there are things from the previous week that need to be discussed. A round is a useful technique that can be used in many different ways to get members talking, and to provide information to the leader about what members are thinking. Also, the round gets everyone's voice into the group so that members get comfortable talking and don't go long periods without saying a word.
GroupExercises.docx
Group Exercises
You will post one thread that is between 300 and 350 words at least two of the required course texts in the thread. APA format.
Rounds and dyads are excellent techniques for support and counseling groups, and they may also be effectively used in other types of groups. Describe one specific example of a round and one specific example of a dyad exercise that you could implement in a meeting with a task group, project group, or team to enhance the motivation, decision-making process, performance, and/or productivity of the group. In your replies, offer helpful recommendations on how to refine or adapt these exercises and feel free to share relevant experiences from group/team meetings in your personal or professional context.
TranscriptGroupCounselingStrategiesandSkillsChapter9.docx
Transcript
Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills Chapter 9
>> And something of an extension to cutting off and drawing out is the use of rounds. A round is an activity where every member is asked to respond to some stimulus posed by the leader. Rounds are helpful in gathering information and involving members. Rounds also help in controlling overly verbal members. As we mentioned in the book, there are three kinds of rounds. The designated word, phrase, or number round, the word or phrase round, and the comment round. In this first example the leader ask members to respond by answering here or not here, or getting here. We recommend this round for any group where the leader is trying to get a read on a mood and readiness of the members to begin. Let's watch.
>> Well I was just going to start group today like we've done in the past and just do a short round of here, getting here, and not here. And so here meaning that you're here, ready to start, ready to work on some stuff, or getting here where your brain may be a couple other places, or not here you're just not here. So whoever wants to start?
>> I'll start. I'm not really here today.
>> Okay. Jen?
>> Getting here.
>> Okay.
>> I think I'm here.
>> Okay.
>> I'm here.
>> Not here.
>> Pretty much here.
>> Okay, and for those Joe and Fran, why aren't you here? So Joe?
>> Well my grandfather's having surgery today.
>> Okay. What kind of surgery is he having?
>> He's having knee surgery.
>> Well, I know those things are worrisome, but hopefully everything will turn out okay. I hope so, definitely. Fran?
>> Well it's right before we came in here I got a text from my mom and she said that I might have to spend the weekend at my dad's again, and every time he like is drinking it just doesn't go well and I'm just really like freaked out about it and stressed.
>> Yeah, we can definitely pick up on that.
>> In the next segment, the yes/no round gives members a chance to indicate whether they have something they want to discuss in the group.
>> I'd like to go ahead and check in with everybody and first to see if there's something you have that you'd like to bring up today in group; a topic or an issue. We'll just go around. Debbie would yes or no, just a yes or a no. Just would you like to bring something up in group today?
>> No.
>> Yes.
>> No.
>> No.
>> No.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. What is it that you would like to bring up?
>> I'm actually going to meet my dad for the first time.
>> That's big.
>> Yeah.
>> That's huge, so why don't we go ahead and let me hold off on that, and then come here and check in with Jen to see what her issue is, okay.
>> Okay.
>> Jen, what is it that you'd like to talk about?
>> Just my insomnia, ongoing you know and now we've got this huge construction project happening in town and that only adds to it for me with all the drilling all night, all day.
>> And you know that may be somewhat of a distraction while we're here in group; I wish there was something we could do but that's out of our hands. We'll try to stay as focused as we can. That sounds like something that I believe we could help you with as well, and I'd like to go ahead and take a look at what both Jen and Lauren have brought up. But before we do that I'd like to go back and talk about what it is that you tried in-between our last session to see what it was that has been working for you.
>> Here the leader found that two members had good relevant topics to discuss. Before working with the two members she first wanted to briefly discuss some things that members were going to try during the week before moving on to focus on helping Lauren and then Jen. In this demonstration, the leader uses a round during the warm-up phase to get a read on how the member's week was.
>> Let's do an opening round just, of in terms of how the week was in a word or a phrase. Maybe I'll start with you. And a word, phrase or a short sentence or something. How was your week? Something that captures it.
>> It was okay nothing exciting, just normal.
>> Okay.
>> My week was great. I got a new job.
>> Really?
>> Yeah.
>> What kind?
>> Working over at the pharmaceutical plant.
>> Really?
>> Um-hum.
>> Well that's terrific.
>> Yeah.
>> Megan?
>> Not so good. I've just been dealing with some stuff.
>> Stuff? You want to--
>> Well, my mom just got diagnosed with cancer, lung cancer.
>> Really, really?
>> So it's just been kind of rough.
>> We'll come back to that. Would you want to talk about that or do you think--
>> I mean I may start crying.
>> That's okay.
>> Well, yeah, we just--I mean we're willing to, because that's tough. That's real tough, we'll come back.
>> I had a bit of a rough week. I caught my boyfriend with another woman.
>> Oh okay. Do you want to talk about that if we get--we're going to --
>> Not really but I think I should.
>> Okay. Okay.
>> Pretty good, I finally had that conversation with my dad that I've been talking about, so I was excited about that. But I ended up having a fight with my boyfriend as well so it was kind of up and down.
>> So y'alls two is sort of alike.
>> Yeah.
>> My week was full. I guess as soon as I got home from work Sunday night I come home and the house was a wreck and then like just none of the chores were done and it just got really hectic and--
>> So if you were capturing it in the word or a phrase?
>> Oh.
>> Full or hectic?
>> Busy, yeah busy and hectic probably.
>> Okay. Do you want to do that now or not?
>> I mean I guess. I think I need to do something about it.
>> By using the quick word or phrase round the leader knows whether there are things from the previous week that need to be discussed. A round is a useful technique that can be used in many different ways to get members talking, and to provide information to the leader about what members are thinking. Also, the round gets everyone's voice into the group so that members get comfortable talking and don't go long periods without saying a word.