NCMHCE GROUP COUNSELING PREPERATION
COMPLETE AND VERIFIED
\.Tuckman's 5 Group Stages - ANSWERS✔-1. Forming:
Personal relations are characterized by dependence.
Group members rely on safe, patterned behavior and look to the group leader for
guidance and direction. Group members have a desire for acceptance by the
group and a need to know that the groupis safe. They set about gathering
impressions and data about the similarities and differences among them
and forming preferences for future subgrouping.
Rules of behavior seem to be to keep things simple a
nd to avoid controversy. Serious topics/feelings are
avoided.
2. Storming:
Characterized by competition and conflict in the personal-relations dimension an
organization in the task-functions dimension. As the group members attempt to
organize for the task, conflict inevitably results in their personal relations.
Individuals have to bend and mold their feelings, ideas, attitudes, and beliefs to
suit the group organization. Because of "fear of exposure" or "fear of failure,"
there will be an increased desire for structural clarification and commitment.
Although conflicts may or may not surface as group issues, they do
exist. Questions will arise about who is going to be
responsible for what, what the rules
are, what the reward system is, and what criteria for evaluation are.
These reflect conflicts over leadership, structure, pow
, er, and authority. There may be wide swings in
members' behavior based on emerging issues of co
mpetition and hostilities. Because of the discomfort
generated during this stage, some members may remain completely silent while
others attempt to dominate.
In order to progress to the next stage, group members must move from a "testing
and proving" mentality to a
problem-solving mentality.
3. Norming:
Interpersonal relations are characterized by cohesion. Group members are
engaged in active acknowledgment of
all members' contribu
\.Corey's Stages of Group Therapy - ANSWERS✔-1. Initial Stage: Orientation &
Exploration :
Central task- establishing trust
Leader- establishes structure and models trust
Members- developing trust by how leader handles the group's fears and
hesitations
Initial resistance- listen to fears and encourage full expression of them
COMPLETE AND VERIFIED
\.Tuckman's 5 Group Stages - ANSWERS✔-1. Forming:
Personal relations are characterized by dependence.
Group members rely on safe, patterned behavior and look to the group leader for
guidance and direction. Group members have a desire for acceptance by the
group and a need to know that the groupis safe. They set about gathering
impressions and data about the similarities and differences among them
and forming preferences for future subgrouping.
Rules of behavior seem to be to keep things simple a
nd to avoid controversy. Serious topics/feelings are
avoided.
2. Storming:
Characterized by competition and conflict in the personal-relations dimension an
organization in the task-functions dimension. As the group members attempt to
organize for the task, conflict inevitably results in their personal relations.
Individuals have to bend and mold their feelings, ideas, attitudes, and beliefs to
suit the group organization. Because of "fear of exposure" or "fear of failure,"
there will be an increased desire for structural clarification and commitment.
Although conflicts may or may not surface as group issues, they do
exist. Questions will arise about who is going to be
responsible for what, what the rules
are, what the reward system is, and what criteria for evaluation are.
These reflect conflicts over leadership, structure, pow
, er, and authority. There may be wide swings in
members' behavior based on emerging issues of co
mpetition and hostilities. Because of the discomfort
generated during this stage, some members may remain completely silent while
others attempt to dominate.
In order to progress to the next stage, group members must move from a "testing
and proving" mentality to a
problem-solving mentality.
3. Norming:
Interpersonal relations are characterized by cohesion. Group members are
engaged in active acknowledgment of
all members' contribu
\.Corey's Stages of Group Therapy - ANSWERS✔-1. Initial Stage: Orientation &
Exploration :
Central task- establishing trust
Leader- establishes structure and models trust
Members- developing trust by how leader handles the group's fears and
hesitations
Initial resistance- listen to fears and encourage full expression of them
