Group Interventions Flashcards
What are the steps in the nursing process?
- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Outcome Identification
- Planning
- Intervention
- Evaluation
Group Interventions: Assessment
Questions to ask:
Is a group the best way to deal with the issue?
What type of group would be best?
What characteristics of the population would affect the group? (age, sensory deficits).
–> Initial ground work, place time, confidentiality
Group Interventions: Nursing Diagnosis
Ineffective coping
Ineffective denial
Group Interventions: Outcome Identification
Students will not experience relapse into substance abusing behavior.
Cost will be less than one inpatient treatment
Students will pass their classes
Students will be satisfied with the group
What are Psychoeducation groups?
- Task groups- ex. Quality Improvement, meal planning, staffing
- Teaching groups- increase knowledge
- Symptom identification & management
- Stress management
- Medication management
- Communication skills development
- Assertiveness skills
- Aggression management
- Multiple family – teach disease process
What are Supportive groups?
Less intense than psychotherapy
Focus on coping for pt & family
–> ex. epilepsy support group, caregivers support group
What are types of self-help groups?
AA
NA
What are Psychotherapy groups?
- Group therapy implemented from a theoretic framework
- Examine & resolve psychological & interpersonal issues within a safe group
What are the different types of intervention groups?
- Psychoeducational
- Support
- Self-Help
- Age-Related
- Psychotherapy
Types of members in a group
Homogenous - Members chosen for pre-selected criteria (i.e. sexually abused women)
Heterogeneous - Regarding diagnosis, sex, age, etc.
Mixed - Share essential feature (i.e. same diagnosis but various ages, sex, etc.
Inclusion definition and types
affects cohesiveness and trust
Closed: No new members added after group begins
Open: Members and leaders change
Tips to choosing a group size
Group size— 7-10 members preferred
Length of sessions— Optimum length = 20 to 40 minutes for lower-functioning groups, 60 to 120 minutes for higher-functioning groups
Seating– circular without barriers (ex. tables)
Questions to consider when considering participants
Does the purpose of group match the need of the patient?
Does the patient have the skills to participate?
Will other group members accept the new member?
Will the new member be able to make the commitment to attend?
Steps to good Group Leadership
- Establish the presence of each member
- Build a working relationship with the group and among participants
- Clarify outcomes, processes, and skills related to the group’s purpose
- -Process: how interactions occur, timing of interactions, roles of members, seating arrangements, tone of voice, nonverbal behavior
- -Content: What is said in the group
What are good leadership skills?
- Listening
- Tracking verbal and nonverbal interactions
- Maintaining a neutral, nonjudgmental style
- Not showing preference to one member over another
- Providing everyone with an opportunity to contribute