At a meeting of a long term therapy group, the group member spend the first half hour of their session talking about politics. No one appears displeased with the discussion and it seems that is is going to continue for the remainder of the session. The worker most appropriately
A. says nothing.
B. waits until some member shows signs of dissatisfaction with the discussion and asks them how they feel about the meetings.
C. expresses a sense of boredom with the discussion.
D. suggests that the members' interest in politics may relate to their concern about interrelationships (or politics) within the group.
D. suggests that the members' interest in politics may relate to their concern about interrelationships (or politics) within the group.
The technique used in this example is to allow the group to meander into what is a seemingly irrelevant discussion, but finally turn the discussion back onto the work of the group. The worker's assumption is that anything occurring in the treatment group represents an expression of the issues that the group needs to discuss.
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