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1. The purpose of the meeting was a community mental health agency the social workers were meeting with co-workers to discuss goals of a possible community outreach. The general atmosphere of the meeting was informal and supportive as two lead social workers Carol and Ellie took on the task to be the facilitators. There were no conflicts observed by members as they seem avoidant and did not seem to want to be there. Both leaders began their introduction well as they talk to the rest of the group about how to educate clients so that they can form healthy relationships. There was a beginning intro, middle but not sure if the end was lacking. Elli did most of the talking as she took the lead role as Carol just occasionally said a few words. Elli did not give all members of the group the opportunity to express their concerns. 2. Individual Member Participation: Only four members of the group actively participated beginning with Michael who monopolized voicing his concerns. He seems a little frustrated with how the meeting was handled. Many of the members were avoidant as they were not engaged in the group meeting. The overall group dynamic was positive as there were no issues observed. The communication was not delivered properly from the facilitators. 3. Ellie to the lead on facilitation of the meeting as Carol was more laid back and let Ellie did most …show more content…

I believed I engaged my leaders as I asked questions that would have helped the pretend group I was helping. Challenges that I experienced were that initially, I was not a hundred percent clear on what my role as group member was. Once I realized what was happening I was able to become better involved in the conversation. Since this is new for me I believe our leader Zenny and Amanda did a great job involving every member of the group. I don’t think I would have changed

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