Working with others enables you to pool your ideas and see problems from different perspectives. In a group situation, you can attempt tasks that could not be accomplished by an individual, combining a variety of skills and expertise to tackle more complex and larger scale problems.
2. WHY PLAN A GROUP ?
STEPS IN LEADING A GROUP
SKILLS OF CREATIVE GROUP WORK
SETTING UP A SUPERVISORY GROUP
3. WHY PLAN A GROUP ?
● TO ACHIEVE A COMMON GOAL, OBJECTIVE & DISCUSS PERSONAL ISSUES.
● SPOT SPECIFIC OUTCOMES.
● ASSIST MEMBERS AND HELP THEM MEET THEIR NEEDS
IDENTIFY DIFFICULTIES/ OBSTACLES AND DEVELOP COPING STRATEGIES.
● CLARIFY ROLES & TASKS OF MEMBERS.
4. A GUIDE TO PLANNING
THE GROUP LEADER DOES NOT SELECT THE GROUP MEMBERS
THE GROUP LEADER HAS SOME CONTROL OVER THE PROGRAM
MEMBERS ARE ALLOTED WITH ROLES WITHIN LIMITS BUT CAN ACT AT
THEIR OWN DISCRETIONS.
(ADD-ONNSS)
5. 6 STAGES OF FORMULATION
➔ RESEARCHING AND JUSTIFYING THE NEED FOR GROUP WORK
➔ ATTENDING TO MEMBERSHIP
➔ PROGRAMMING THE GROUP
➔ LEADING THE GROUP
➔ PRESENTING THE GROUP
➔ PLANNING THE FIRST SESSION
6. STEPS IN LEADING A GROUP
➢ ACCEPTANCE OF LEADER’S AUTHORITY TO INFLUENCE AND
INTERVENE
➢ TO SELECT A MODEL OF GROUP
➢ LEADER SHOULD NOT DEVIATE FROM THE GOAL
8. THE 3 Cs IN LEADERSHIP
COMPETENCY COMPASSION
COMMITMENT
9. Skills of creative group work
1. Working With Feelings.
2. Teaching members how to maintain themselves.
3. Teaching members how to analyse group process.
4. Working with difficult situations.
5. What to do if someone breaks down.
10. 1.Working with feelings.
● Feelings are ‘OK’
● Become aware of feelings.
● Accept responsibility of your own feeling.
● Explore feelings.
● Stay in HERE and NOW.
● Repeat and Exaggerate
● Dialogue
● Physical release
11. 2.Teaching members how to maintain themselves.
● Prevention is better than cure
● Beginning : a stitch in time
● The middle or formal work phase : a bad penny will always turn
up
● The end of the session : don’t pour gallons into pint pots
● Pleasure versus striving feelings
12. Teaching members how to analyse group process
● Worker process comments.
● Member process comments.
● The process period.
● The process observer.
13. Working with difficult situations.
● Dominating member (Manifestations and Causes)
● Getting stuck (Manifestations and Causes)
● The Cynic or Septic (Manifestations and Causes)
14. What to do if someone breaks down?
● Stay calm
● Listen to the person and try to understand what triggered the
crisis.
● Do not RUSH.
● Do not allow yourself to feel afraid of being useless or inadequate.
● Give members time or do not feel guilty to refer to an expert.
● Help the other members express their feelings at the correct time
about the situation.
15. SETTING UP A SUPERVISORY GROUP
● OFFERS TO INCREASE CREATIVITY AND COMPLEXITY LEVEL
● GENERATE BROAD CROSS CULTURE PERSPECTIVE
● COMPUTE TASKS OF TEACHING THE METHOD AND OBSERVING
THE PRACTITIONERS PROGRESS.
16. KEY ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER IN SUPERVISORY
GROUP
● ACCOUNTABILITY
● EVALUATION AND REPORTING ON THE SUPERVISEES
● RECORDING
17. ACCOUNTABILITY
● SHOULD KNOW WHO WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO.
● SHOULD IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS OF BOTH THE AGENCY AND
GROUP.
● SHOULD BE CLEAR AND TRANSPICUOUS ABOUT THE AGREEMENTS
OR CONTRACTS RELATED.
18. RECORDING THE GROUP SUPERVISION
● A GROUP SUPERVISOR SHOULD KNOW ABOUT -WHO IS THE
RECORDING FOR.
● THE ACCESS RIGHTS.
● NEEDS BEHIND THE RECORDING.
● MINIMUM MATERIAL RECORDED FOR.
19. EVALUATION AND REPORTING OF THE SUPERVISEE
● DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERVISEE’S PROFESSIONALISM IS TO BE
REPORTED AND EVALUATED.
● SUPERVISEE’S INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS.
● SUPERVISOR SHOULD INFLUENCE THE GROUP IN POLICY MAKING
20. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF GROUP SUPERVISION
● CREATING AND CLEANING AN ENTIRE SCOPE OF ABILITIES IN THE SUPERVISEES.
● GROUP SUPERVISION PROVIDES ENERGIZING FREEDOM TO COMPREHEND THE
HIDDEN DYNAMICS IN THE SUPERVISEE’S.
● ADVANCING A FITTING AND REALISTIC PROFESSIONAL SELF IMAGE WHOSE
FOCAL POINT IS TO SERVE RESPECTIVE GROUP.
● GROUP SUPERVISION offers help and regulation for supervisees attempting to oversee a
work bunch going through a troublesome DURING emergency.
21. THE GROUP SUPERVISOR’S TASK
● CREATING A LEARNING CULTURE
● TEACHING THE GROUP WORK METHOD
● SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE MATERIAL
22. CREATING A LEARNING CULTURE
● ENCOURAGE A REALM OF ENQUIRY,CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY.
● HIGHLIGHT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BEING THOUGHTFUL AND
REFLECTIVE.
● SPEED UP BY AN ADAPTABLE CONSTRUCTION.
23. TEACHING THE GROUP WORK METHOD
● DIDACTIC AND PEDAGOGIC STYLE IS ESSENTIAL
● A COLLECTIVE STYLE INSTRUCTS TO TACKLE THE CRITICISM TO
CLARIFY COMPLEXITIES DURING CRISIS.
● STICK TO THE CONTEXT OF THE SUPERVISION GROUP.
24. SELECT THE APPROPRIATE MATERIAL
● NOTICE THE SUPERVISEE’S COUNTER TRANSACTION RESPONSES
AS A METHOD OF UNDERSTANDING FURTHER ISSUES.
● A PARALLEL PROCESS EVENT IS A SIGNIFICANT AND ROUTINELY
REPEATING PART OF SUPERVISORY GROUP.