Spring 2000
- Professor: Dr. Jane
Fried
- Telephone: 860-832-2119
Office 217 Barnard Hall
- Office Hours: M 1-3;W 1:30-3; Th 2-3:30
email - friedj@ccsu.edu
Course Description:
The impact of a facilitator's behavior on a group; Students
will experience leading a group, observe different leadership
styles and didactic presentations on group theory and leader
interventions. Prereq: CNSL 500 and 501
Required Texts:
Gladding, Sam.GroupWork (3rd ed.) NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999
Mindell, Arnold. Sitting in the Fire. Portland,OR: Lao Tse Press,1995
Text for School Counselors:
Reference Text:
Yalom,I. The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (3rd
ed.) NY:Basic Books, 1985
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Course Objectives
Students in this course will:
1. Develop and demonstrate effective facilitation techniques
for use in counseling, and psychoeducational groups.
2. Learn to observe and describe both the content and process
dimensions of group development and dynamics
3. Assess personal leadership styles and modify styles if necessary
for more effective facilitation
4. Learn to choose and implement interventions that are appropriate
to group goals, dynamics and stages of development
5. Learn to design and implement structured workshops and theme
oriented groups for different populations
6. Demonstrate understanding and appropriate use of ethical guidelines
for groupwork
7. Read and discuss empirical studies of various kinds of groups
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Course Requirements
1. Students are expected to attend all classes. This course
is a laboratory and most learning cannot be accomplished outside
the class. Missing more than one class will affect a student's
grade.
2. Each student will cofacilitate a group in an appropriate profession
setting for a minimum of eight sessions. A qualified professional
staff member in that setting will provide supervision in addition
to the supervision the student receives in class.
3. Students will maintain a journal of their group facilitation
experiences to be handed in weekly. A copy of the format for
journal entries is attached.
4. Students will make a class presentation about the group they
are facilitating elsewhere, including a discussion of the theory
on which the group is based, the group goals and process, design
considerations if any and an analysis of the group as a system.
Following the presentation, students will submit a summary paper.
5. Students will submit five reaction papers to the group process
that occurs in class during the course of the semester. All
reaction papers must be submitted no later than April 25.
6. Each student will access the website of a professional
association which addresses group issues in counseling ( see.p.18
of Gladding text) and submit a summary of the information provided
(no more than one page) to share with classmates.
7. Each student will read four articles in current professional
journals on various issues related to group work, submit four
abstracts and participate in a class discussion based on their
learning. Students will make copies of their abstracts to share
with the rest of the class.
8. Final exam- the content of this exam will be ethical issues
in group work.
Grading
1. Class participation 30%
2. Reaction papers p/f
3. Paper and journals on external group 40%
4. Journal Abstracts 10%
5. Final exam 20%
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TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE
| DATE |
TOPIC |
READING |
| 1/25 |
Course Introduction; Goal Setting |
|
| 2/1 |
Group Dynamics |
Gladding 3 |
| 2/8 |
Effective Group Leadership |
Gladding 4 |
| 2/15 |
Stages of Group Development |
Gladding 5,6 |
| 2/22 |
Stages (cont.) |
Gladding 7,8 |
| 2/29 |
Power, Rank and Difference |
Mindell 1-4 |
| 3/7 |
Self-Assessment;Appropriate
Self-Disclosure Presentations |
|
| 3/14 |
Ethics |
Gladding 10 |
| 3/21 |
BREAK |
|
| 3/28 |
Feedback and behavioral observation |
Gladding 16 |
| 4/4 |
Process Observations and Appropriate
Interventions |
Mindell5-10 |
| 4/11 |
Cofacilitation and Trainer
dilemmas Presentations |
|
| 4/18 |
Age Appropriate Groups |
Gladding 11,12 |
| 4/25 |
Age (cont.) |
Gladding 13,14 |
| 5/2 |
Workshop design and facilitation |
|
| 5/9 |
Broader Views of GroupWork |
Mindell 11-16 |
| 5/16 |
Final |
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JOURNAL FORMAT FOR EXTERNAL GROUP
Use this format to make your journal entry, but do not
write the entry on this page. Each journal entry should be at
least two pages long, typewritten.
Name______________________
Date of Group Meeting
Place of Group Meeting
Type of Group
Demographics who was there according to age,
gender, ethnic/racial identity, and any other category which
you think is significant. Do not use names.
Goals of the group For the first meeting, give
the overall goals for the group. In your next seven papers, give
the goals for each specific meeting.
Critical Incidents - critical incidents are those which
have implications for the entire group even if the entire group
was not involved. They do no happen during every group session.
If one occurs during a session, describe the incident and its
consequences.
Content Issues what were the topics of conversation?
Process Issues- Describe the processes that occurred
Stage of Development
Leadership functions
Summary and themes
Personal Reaction
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