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Sample Student
Human Services Department, Palm Beach State College
HUS1200 Principles of Group Dynamics
Professor Dr Selena LaMotte
April 14, 2020
Type of Group – Grief Therapy
Bereavement following any loss can be complicated and challenging. Complicated bereavement occurs when there is an unanticipated loss, multiple losses, violent circumstances, death of a child or love one, or the bereaved history of losses, trauma, or mental health impairments. For these reasons, it is important to provide enough time to process the psychological trauma in a therapeutic environment for a more favorable outcome (Sample Cite, 2001).
Why Adolescents
We each cope with death and dying differently. Many of us find comfort in sharing the anger, pain, shock, and depression with others; some isolate; while many others find comfort in just knowing that they are not alone.
Unresolved or unhealthy coping strategies may impair functioning at home, school, and with peers (Sample Cite, 2001).
It is important to provide a safe and healthy environment for adolescents to gain insight and process emotions that may influence current and future stressors to help minimize impairments at home, school, and with peers (Sample Cite, 2001).
Diversity and Implications
This group will take diversity into account by discussing the attitudes of members from diverse backgrounds.
The hope is to make the environment comfortable and safe for all members to share and learn.
Cultural differences will be encouraged and embraced by addressing misunderstandings and developing deeper understandings of group members’ cultural differences.
Goals and Objectives
Long-Term Goals
Begin a healthy grieving process around the loss.
Successfully grieve the loss within a supportive emotional environment.
Resolve feelings of guilt, depression, and/or anger associated with loss and return to previous level of functioning.
Short-Term Objectives
Develop a trusting relationship with the therapist and group members.
Verbalize and experience feelings connected with the loss.
Verbalize an understanding of the process or journey of grief that is unique for each individual.
Identify activities that have contributed to the avoidance of feelings connected to the loss.
Verbalize positive memories of the past and hopeful statements about the future.
Decrease the expression of feelings of guilt, anger, and/or depression.
Description of the Group
12-week Psychotherapy Group
Closed group
Weekly 90-minute sessions
Adolescents ages 13-17
Maximum of 6 members
1 Facilitator (Licensed Clinician)
Reason for Group Size
The desirable size for a group depends on factors such as age, type of group, and problems to explore.
A group of this type is best when limited to 6 members.
Too many members will reduce the opportunity for frequent sharing, processing, and practicing of new skills.
Reason for Group Length
It is important to allow enough time to process feelings and practice new skills. Weekly 90-minute sessions are appropriate for this type and size of group.
A short-term group (12 weeks) is ideal to begin with.
Additional sessions can be added if appropriate.
It is also important to include follow-up group check-in sessions around challenging times such as holidays, milestones such as graduation, and anniversary of the death.
Recruiting Members
Flyers will be created and posted in local community areas.
A website will be created.
A question and answer (pre group meeting) date will be posted.
Screening Process
Before group starts individuals will go through screening process
Make sure members are a good fit
Provide members with purpose of group and how to achieve it
Introduce ground rules: Confidentiality, expectations, respect, etc.
Comfortability
At the start of every session members will be reminded about confidentiality
If session gets too heavy for members, they are encouraged to leave with the intention of coming back
Members provided with resources such as online communities, hotlines, journals, etc.
Session dynamic
Opening
Start with 5-minute ice breaker
Give members a chance to share any experiences since last session
Set foundation for how techniques can be put into practice
Midpoint
Introduce new skills
Teach and help members practice new skills
Discuss members feelings and how they can use it in the real world
Closing
Give members a chance to talk about how they felt about the session
Assign homework
Week 1
Inform members about confidentiality
Introduce members
Establish goals
Set expectations with members
Ask members what they want to get out of group
Techniques
Solution-focused activities
Focuses on strengths and past success.
Focus on what is going well, resources, and future possibilities.
Use of questions to better understand a member’s experience. Allows them to describe and share their world (miracle questions, scaling questions, exception questions).
Evaluation Tools
All members will be held accountable for their goals.
Pre and Post Surveys will be used.
Members will be asked throughout the group process to assess their performance.
Questions?
