You are beginning a group for parents and their teenage children. From your experiences with new groups, you know that there is an expected communication style among members in the early stages of groups. Typically, which of the following occurs:
a. Group members are hostile toward the social worker
b. Group members interact with one another and more or less ignore the social worker
c. Group members communicate through the social worker and ignore one another
d. Cliques develop within the group
Ans: c. Group members communicate through the social worker and ignore one another
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