Group leadership

EDCO 711

Discussion Assignment Instructions

Throughout this course, students will engage in four discussions with your classmates. These discussions are designed to foster a scholarly community of learning, where participants engage in meaningful dialogue, contribute original insights, and expand their understanding of the coursework through critical reflection and academic discourse.

Discussion Thread: Group Leadership

This week’s discussion will focus on group leadership skills and require you to engage in self-reflection when discussing the below prompts:

1. Discuss three essential points for why self-development is important for psychoeducational group leaders.

2. Discuss and define three group leader characteristics.

3. After reflecting on the leader characteristics, identify one area where you need to improve.

4. Reflect on how these group leader characteristics are consistent (or inconsistent) with the characteristics of Jesus.

Thread

Your thread must respond thoughtfully to the provided prompt or case situation for the specific Module: Week. It should reflect doctoral-level analysis, demonstrating a deep understanding of the relevant coursework and theoretical frameworks. Your thread must be well-supported with at least two recent (published within the last three years) scholarly, peer-reviewed sources both must be from a peer-reviewed journal. Resources should be used to support the integration of Scripture, to include biblical commentaries, Chaplain resources, Christian counseling resources, etc. The use of the textbook and the Bible is encouraged, but does not count toward the required two peer-reviewed resources. Each source should be integrated into your thread to support your arguments with evidence-based research, reflecting critical engagement with academic literature.

In addition to scholarly support, your thread should:

· Meet the required word count of at least 400 words of content (not including the references).

· Exhibit a high standard of academic, professional writing, free from grammatical errors.

· Adhere to current APA formatting for citations and references, including correct use of in-text citations, paragraph formation, and reference formatting.