Groupwork SkillsIn a typical workshop you will:
- Demonstrate a heightened self awareness
- Demonstrate an increased awareness of group processes
- Describe at least 5 general groupwork skills to ensure groups are run to good effect
- Describe at least 3 solution focused skills for dealing with stuckness, both in individuals and within the group as a whole
- Feel more confident in dealing with ‘12-step speak’, the ‘over-theraped’, ‘therapeutic community speak’ and ‘rehab speak’
- Describe the main features of a solution focused approach, compared with those which are problem focused
Programme Outline
Welcome
Being solution focused from the outset
‘Sparkling moments’
Flagging up main concerns/issues about running groups
What makes a group successful
Group members potential ‘blocks’
Dealing with ‘group-speak’
Preparing well for the first meeting
Co-leadership skills in running groups
Establishing ground rules
Gaining experience and building confidence
Discovering and using group members’ strengths
Use of scaling for measuring group members’ contributions
Group workers’ leadership styles and roles
Recording methods at the end of group sessions
Evaluation of and feedback on group work
Between-session tasking for group members
Workshop round up and summary of main points
“This workshop has so increased my confidence in leading a group. Thanks!” – Michelle Jeffrey, Shoreham-by-Sea
“Up to now, my concerns about running groups were around what group members might say or do. We have looked at so many possible scenarios and how to handle them, that actually, I am now looking forward to my first group!” – John Orton, Salisbury ‹ Back to Training Courses |
