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- 1. Getting Started: The Beginning Stage and Beginning Phase ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 2. The Beginning The first and second sessions of any group are often the most important and usually are the most difficult to lead. Plan these sessions well. Make sure the first session is more than warm-up and introductions— introduce the content and make the sessions interesting. ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 3. Options for the First Session Make a brief statement about the group; then conduct an introduction exercise Start with a more detailed opening statement about group and its purpose; then conduct an introduction exercise Start with an opening statement; then get right into the content of the group. ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 4. How to Begin the Group continued Start with a brief statement about the group; then have members fill out a short sentence-completion form Start with an introduction exercise Start with an unusual opening— one that grabs the members ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 5. 19Things to Consider in a First Session 1. How to Begin the group 2. Helping Members Get Acquainted • Name round • Name tags • Dyads 3. Setting a PositiveTone • Do not focus on negative members or issues 4. Clarifying the Purpose of the Group ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 6. 19Things to Consider continued 5. Explaining the Leader’s Role 6. Explaining How the Group Will be Conducted 7. Helping MembersVerbalize Expectations Remember, sometimes members have no expectations. 8. Drawing Out Members ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 7. 19Things to Consider continued 9. Using Exercises • Rounds • Dyads • Sentence completion 10.Checking Out the Comfort Levels of the Members 11.Explaining Group Roles 12.Explaining Any SpecialTerms that Will be Used 13.Assessing Members’ Interaction Styles ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 8. 19Things to Consider continued 14.Being Sensitive to Multicultural issues 15.Cutting Off members 16.Focusing on the Content 17.Addressing Questions 18.Getting Members to Look at Other Members when talking 19.Closing the First Session Evaluation of the First Session ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 9. The Second Session Opening the Second Session Introducing New Members Depends on Success of the First Session Planning For the Potential Letdown Ending the Second Session ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 10. The Beginning Phase of Subsequent Sessions Every session has a beginning or warm-up phase and leaders should always consider how they are going to open each session. The purpose of the beginning phase is to allow members to get focused, check-in, and for the leader to get a read on the members’ energy for the session. The length of the warm-up phase varies according to the kind of group ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 11. Opening the Beginning Phase Use rounds regarding how the week has been Ask members for progress reports Ask members if they have something they want to discuss in group that day Creative Beginnings Start with a movie or tv clip Start with some kind of mock dramatic beginning Start with a prop that focuses members’ attention ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
- 12. Mistakes During the Beginning Phase (1)Leaders let the beginning phase go on too long (2)Leaders let the members stray from the purpose of the group and get into irrelevant topics (3)Leaders skip the warm-up ©2016. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.