From a hat, draw typical group member roles (over-sharer, blamer, withdrawn one, intellectualizer, and so on) to comprise a type of intervention group. Rotate out of the leader/co-leader chairs, utilizing the leader interventions summarized in Figure 10.3, to role-play parts of the group process.
What will be an ideal response?
The group leader intervention strategies are summarized below. Any student observers to the role-play can write down the leader strategies as they see them being utilized. After the role-play, students can discuss what interventions were provided, whether they were appropriate, and whether the leader and observers “recognized” the strategies as intended by the leader.
• Guide interactions - link common elements in communication, accentuate similarities, block undesired behaviors, set limits (define boundaries, provide structure)
• Consolidate - synthesize group themes, summarize core points (usually at the end), partiailze topics (for focus and manageability), reframe comments (to promote less rigid, more creative thinking)
• Support - but do not “rescue” too quickly
• Confront - may involve the group or individual members, should be focused on discrepancies (inconsistencies in members’ actions, thoughts, and values)
• Process - raise underlying themes and issues for discussion, rather than always staying with surface content, but stay with the “here and now”
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A. denial. B. rationalization. C. minimizing. D. displacement.
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A) ?reflecting feelings. B) ?reflecting content and feelings. C) ?reflecting content. D) ?summarizing.