Senior-Year Support Groups

Provide a brief description of each of the meetings (how many people, set up of room, who was in charge, did everyone talk, how was meeting run, was it educational or support?)

Although I did see that there was some internal conflict within some members. Some members seem like they were really having a hard time and expresses that they had a hard week. I thought that the group handle conflict well, they saw that some members were struggling and they offered support to them and encourage them to think about how far they have gotten. I thought that one member offered this really good advice to think about the days that they been sober and not the months’. When you think about it in days, being sober in days is so much more impactful than months and this idea such made the group members really happy and satisfied.

Over the past few months as we participated with the “Big Brothers Big Sisters” program, we divided into small groups in order to focus on different aspects of the organization during this project. The project included three main groups: social media, public relations and group planning. The first group was responsible for social media around campus. The second group managed public relations, which made flyers and used other media resources to spread the word throughout the campus. The third and final group focused overall group planning with the kids. This included different activities and parties for the children. As a class we were to plan and coordinate two functions that included the Big Brothers Big

Over all I couldn’t think of a better way to spend a Monday night. I felt it was very informative and I found everything said to be interesting. It was very much a group discussion with members asking questions and introducing new ideas. Towards the end of the meeting, public comments were allowed giving members more of a voice. A time and talents form was given to me asking for volunteer work. Most members stayed after the meeting for additional conversations and socializing. Brandon Sinclair, a student orientation intern at GRCC, asked me about my experience afterwards and invited me back for the next

We are a very responsive to each other's needs and request. We always make multiples plans to make sure that we have a cohesive message. We check to make sure everything is agreed upon before we make a final decision. We really take each other's thoughts into consideration.The alumnae on the board are also very responsive to what the collegians suggest because we are the ones utilizing the facility and the collegians listen to what the alumnae recommend because they have experience.

Last year, I began to be in charge of the small group. The wonderful thing about it, is that it has never been set in stone of what this small group is all about. So, it is simply what is needed at the time. When it began, it became a place for Hispanic students to meet. As time has passed by, more than just Hispanic students have joined. We are a group that is open to anyone of any race, culture, and even religion.

At the beginning of senior year, as Club President, I decided to initiate group bonding activities with the new officer board. I invited them to my house to not only get

Working in a group to achieve a high quality group project can be one of people’s most difficult school experiences. Working in a group is tough because there is often someone who does not pull their own weight. “There are five stages to group development, adjourning, forming, storming, performing, and norming” (John & Wiley pg 166). Christine’s group from the Case Study the Forgotten Group Member is in between the Storming and Norming Stages. The Storming Stage “is dealing with tensions and defining group tasks,” while the Norming Stage is dealing with high emotionality and tension among the group members” (John & Wiley pg. 166). Christine and her group could have had better

Everyone's attitude was very professional and nice. We all worked together as a team. There

During my visit to my EDHE 105 teacher’s office, she encouraged me to attend two meetings for two organizations on campus. One was Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED), a health profession based honors society, and the other was the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), a student lead, pre-medical organization aimed towards helping better prepare students for medical school. I was unfortunately busy during the time of the AED meeting and could not attend, but I was free during the AMSA meeting and decided to see what it was like. At first, I was skeptical about going to the meeting, because I knew that I would not know anyone else there. I was even more nervous about it when I saw how many people actually showed up, knowing that I still did not know anyone.

Generally, social work is affiliated with the younger population or topics of abuse and neglect in the home. While this can be a vital part of the job description, social work is a diversified field with many other career opportunities. A social worker’s ethical job responsibilities are outlined in NASW Code of Ethics (1999). The following sections will review these responsibilities in relation to aging populations and a social workers practice.

I facilitated the third session as the group entered into the middle phase of the group process. In the middle phase the group focused on getting the work done (Shulman, 2012). All of the group members, both have things in

As technology increases so does our ability to stay connected. An e-group is a way for older adults to join groups from the comfort of their home. This can overcome barriers like health problems, geography and time. These groups can not only increase a person connectedness others lessening feeling of isolation. By engaging in e-groups on line a person can increase their support base, feel empowered and is very good for their overall

Tuckman proposes that groups develop via five stages; forming, storming, norming, performing and finally adjourning (Archee, Gurney, & Mohan, 2013a). The first stage, known as forming, involves clarifying the task and purpose of the group, and identifying boundaries of both the task and interpersonal behaviour (Archee et al., 2013a). For the presentation task we were randomly allocated into groups. This worried me greatly as I have struggled in the past with group members who do not contribute equally or see the task as important as other group members. To avoid this problem, the group collectively determined and agreed upon a number of ground rules. For example, we decided that all group members were expected to contribute equally to the presentation, all group members were expected to attend and contribute at all group meetings, and all group members would adhere to agreed upon deadlines. Having failed to do this in previous group assignments, this clarification stage

The group that I was involved in was called the Red Group. My group consisted of Cherish, Eric, Francine, Kerry, Albert, and myself. We all started off meeting up and discussing how we should communicate with each other. Everyone decided that canvas would be the most efficient way to communicate back and forth. I decided to make a test link in the discussion tab in canvas to see if everyone could access it. Everyone in the group got on and let me know that they received the notification and they were capable of communicating for the project. The group found out who the two managers were going to be. Eric and Kerry were selected for the position of manager to answer our questions throughout the project. After that, we got our instructions on canvas for the Color Me Confused assignment in Canvas.