group work: leadership

Question 1

Three group Leadership Tasks:

Answer 1

• executive functions,
• building group culture,
• bringing members into the here and now.

Question 2

3 group Leader Styles:

Answer 2

• authoritarian,
• democratic,
• laissez-faire

Question 3

22 Group Leader Techniques:

Answer 3

• initiating
• active listening
• clarifying
• questioning
• provide feedback
• empathizing
• linking
• blocking (cutting off)
• confronting
• instruction
• self-disclosure
• modeling
• role playing
• tracking
• interpreting
• summarizing
• evaluation
• setting tone
• drawing out
• pairing
• making the rounds
• pacing

Question 4

initiating

Answer 4

A group leader technique that can provide direction for members by initiating group topics or activities, thereby allowing members to focus energy and achieve desired outcomes.

Question 5

active listening

Answer 5

A counseling technique used in both individual and group therapy in which the counselor attends to the nonverbal and verbal behaviors of clients to show that the counselor is paying attention.

Question 6

clarifying

Answer 6

A counseling technique used in individual or group therapy to help the counselors check their understanding of what clients have said.

Question 7

provide feedback

Answer 7

A group counseling technique in which the counselor models how to give and receive feedback to help members develop greater degrees of self-awareness and insight

Question 8

linking

Answer 8

A counseling technique used in group therapy to connect member themes, issues, and similarities to facilitate shared perspectives, commonalities, and goals.

Question 9

blocking (cutting off)

Answer 9

A technique used in group counseling to stop a counterproductive member behavior in order to protect other members from potentially damaging interactions.

Question 10

confronting

Answer 10

A counseling skill that involves informing clients about discrepancies in their words, behaviors, feelings, or nonverbal communication in order to increase client self-awareness so the client can become more congruent.

Question 11

instruction

Answer 11

A group counseling technique in which the counselor teaches members various information or skills

Question 12

self-disclosure

Answer 12

A counseling skill that involves sharing personal information with clients to help connect with the client, give feedback, or provide the client with alternative perspectives or ideas

Question 13

modeling

Answer 13

Demonstration of a particular skill or behavior so that it may be learned and passed on

Question 14

tracking

Answer 14

A counseling technique that allows the counselor to keep up with and clarify client content through verbal clarifications.

Question 15

evaluation

Answer 15

Includes the sharing of insights or judgments about whether a group is accomplishing agreed-on goals

Question 16

setting tone

Answer 16

The group leader setting a style of interaction (i.e., structure) for group members to follow.

Question 17

drawing out

Answer 17

The group leader directly interacting with a member to get the member to contribute to a discussion topic or activity.

Question 18

pairing

Answer 18

Used in group therapy to form smaller groups within the larger group to engage in activities or focused sharing

Question 19

making the rounds

Answer 19

A technique used in group counseling in which group members take turns sharing their perspectives on a given focused topic

Question 20

pacing

Answer 20

The pace or rate at which the group process moves. At times, leaders will speed up the pace, while at other times the leader will slow the pace to allow group members to focus on a particularly relevant topic

Question 21

Co-Leadership

Answer 21

Occurs when more than one leader shares or helps to facilitate the group process.