Group Counseling-Week 1 Assignment.

Week 1 Application Assignment: Effective Group Leadership Skills

Overview

This week, you examined the types of group and group work, group dynamics, and effective group leadership skills. This assignment will help you to clarify and illustrate your understanding of these areas. You should also listen to the lecture, review supplemental materials, and use the rubrics as guides to help you complete the assignment. This assignment will count toward your final grade and is worth 75 points.

Directions

Part I

Reflect on your philosophy of leadership. Describe your personal leadership qualities as they relate to your philosophy.

How does your philosophy fit the group leadership styles and personal qualities of effective group leaders?

Discuss the three styles of leadership and the type of group that you believe are most compatible with each. What are the similarities and differences?

Part II

According to Gladding (2016), a prerequisite to becoming an effective leader is “learning which strategies and roles to employ in conflict situations and when” (p. 69). In fact, five specific techniques for managing conflict in groups are described.

· Which of the leadership strategies for managing conflict do you prefer?

· When have you used this strategy?

· Which of the strategies do you least prefer and what makes it unattractive for you?

References

Be sure to cite sources in APA 6th edition (2010) style guidelines and include a reference list at the conclusion of your reflection manuscript. Use at least two sources in addition to your textboo

Rubric

Assignment 1

This assignment is worth 75-points for being complete and submitted on time.

Reflection Paper Rubric

Category	Points
	25-20	19-14	13-8	7-0
Quality of Information 25 points	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1 – 2 supporting details and/or examples	Information has little to do with the main topic	Information has nothing to do with the main topic
	20-16	15-11	10-6	5-0
Organization 20 points	Information is well organized. Paragraphs are well constructed. Use of subheadings, and information is factual and correct	Information is organized and information is factual and correct	The information appears to be disorganized. The information presented is questionable	Information is not only disorganized but inaccurate
	10-9	8-7	6-5	4-0
Mechanics 10 points	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors	Almost no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors	Numerous grammatical and punctuation errors
Reflection 10 points	Shows strong evidence of reasoned reflection and depth.	Shows evidence of reasoned reflection.	Minimal reasoned reflection	Lacks reflection and depth.
Sources 10 Points	All sources are accurately documented in APA format	All sources are accurately documented, but a few are not in APA format	Some sources are not accurately documented	Numerous sources are not documented accurately and there is not a format used