Chapter 1 Types Of Group Flashcards
What is group work
All types of activities performed by organized groups: for example, therapeutic tasks such as counseling, occupational goals, mental health issues, focus on task and education afte dad
How do we classify groups
Contact focused groups
Speciality/standard model
Trac model of groups
What is a group
A group is a collection of two or more individuals
What is a task group or workgroup?
Promotes efficient accomplishment of group tasks among people who are gathered to accomplish a group task/goal
What are group dynamics
The interactions fostered through the relationships of members and leaders in connection with the complexity of the task involved
What is a team?
A team is a group of two or more people who interact dynamically, interdependently, and adaptively and share at least one common goal or purpose
What are psychoeducational groups
Aimed to increase self-worth. Emphasize educational methods to acquire information and develop related meaning and skills
Types of psychoeducational groups
Discussion groups, guided group, group interactions, recovery groups, support groups, orientation groups, educational groups, or student-centered learning groups
6 steps for designing psychoeducational groups
- Stating the purpose
- Establishing goals
- Setting objectives
- Selecting content
- Designing experiential activities
- Evaluating
What is a life-skills group
Focuses on helping persons identify and correct deficits in their life-coping responses and learn new, appropriate behaviors
What are learning group skills
- Understand why the skill is important and how it will be of value to you
- Understand what the skills is, what the component behaviors are that you have to engage in to perform the skills, and when it should be used
- Find situations in which you can practice the skills over and over again while “coach” watched and evaluates how you are performing the skills
- Assess how well the skills is being implemented
- Keep practicing until the skills feels real and it becomes an automatic habit pattern
- Load your practice toward success
7, get friends to encourage you to use the skills - Help others learn the… Skills
Counseling groups
Counseling groups are preventative, growth oriented, and remedial
When is a counseling group good
Ideal for individuals experiencing “usual” but often difficult, problems of living
What is group psychotherapy
A group that addresses personal and interpersonal problems of living
What is an open group?
Admitting new members at anytime