Shai-Naisha Monopolizer Case Summary

5. What therapeutic communication techniques did the group leader use? Provide specific examples of the methods/approach/style the group leader used to lead this group. The first communication technique that I observed by the group leader was active listening. As each woman spoke, Lynna would face them, and non-verbally acknowledge what they were saying by nodding her head. At times, she would verbally acknowledge what they were saying by making a comment or saying, “I understand how you are feeling.” The one communication technique that she used over and over was giving hope to those women who were feeling down or were finding it difficult to refrain from drinking or doing drugs. She stated that although it is difficult, they will

The dialogue just seemed to be too uncertain, as mentioned earlier. Even with such group roles so recognizable, as well as having goals set, I believe this group has no chance of success past this meeting. In conclusion, if this case study shows anything it is that enthusiasm is vital for success. No matter the situation, lack of enthusiasm simply brings a negative energy. The next small group I participate in, this theory will be kept in

As a result, there was an immediate reaction regarding the apparent disconnection. In this instance, the group leader expressed her observation and used facilitation in inviting the group to share their feelings. Despite this, member Y’s verbal and non-verbal cues remained out of sync. With both member’s, the group leader demonstrated caring confrontation, giving feedback, and facilitation. Caring confrontation when expressing the conflict between the verbal and non-verbal cues and the blockage of in-depth self-expression. Giving feedback when encouraging the other group members to give feedback. Lastly, facilitating when encouraging the member’s to establish a goal around the issue discussed. In spite of the group leaders, non-abrasive, non-intimidating approach, avoidance behavior was prevalent in both

Gabby, Alex, Lora, and Dana were great candidates to be the center of attention since the four of them have been cultural leaders within their own careers. And there isn’t a better teacher than a master. Although, for me Alex stood out from the rest, he gave more personal experiences with how to deal with a diverse group, for example he shared his story about how he made his group share their opinions in different topics, so at the end of every “meeting”, they will know each other a little bit better. Without knowing I used this tip on a camp experience that lasted for a whole week. As a leader, I had to deal with a youth group, and my supervisors expected me to control them on paying attention to the speakers, yet, my boys enjoyed being obnoxious and liked to pick on each other, so, I came up with a great plan to; before going to bed in the cabins, all of us had to share their ups and downs, not the clapping one we practiced, but literally their happiest and most atrocious experiences of the day. I figured, that if they all enjoyed or disliked the same activity, they will see each other as themselves, for example all of my kids shared that zip-lining was and I quote a “scawwy” experience, in other words, they shared a basic human emotion, one admitting that it was “scawwy”, the rest would respond with yes that was “scawwy”. They stopped bullying each other, it was a success, at the end of the week, they all cried as

In our Group Wiki by Dixie, Moriah, and Nicole we will talk about problem-solving, leadership behavior, roles and positions within a group, diversity in a group, and group conflict management. When doing our research outside our book we will cite our source at the end of our Group Wiki. We will search for resources through the internet and Baker College Library. With this all in mind, the first thing we will talk about is problem-solving. We will go on to talk about leadership behavior, roles, and positions within our group and group conflict management. We will identify the source that will help us talk about all these issues.

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.

Although, this is an open group, we have not had a new group member in a month, as such, you can see how the group has shifted throughout the weeks to functioning more in unity. The group has progressed to the performing stage, displaying a sense of group cohesion, increased level of trust, and ease in providing feedback or challenging each other. I would say that this session was one of the most productive over the past few months, members also seemed to enjoy the interaction. Many members expressing emotions and coping with their stress in the group setting itself which I found to be an ideal

At the beginning we had assign a group leader who was not able to organize meeting and was not on top of the simulation. We understood her because she is a full time employee and also a full time mother. She had even mention that she was going to be leader because no one else wanted to become leader but she was not going to guarantee an “A” grade. Later, Jasmin became our leader and she is a great leader. She managed to get meeting and she was very important to the success of our team.

Some of the symptoms that I will observe in the final group meeting that might indicate that the group had been successful in achieving its primary purpose and goals is that each member was able to accomplish their own personal they set up in the beginning of the group. By observing how much they have learn with each other and using the techniques that were provide it in the group will indicate they were able to meet their goal. Another symptom of achieving the purpose of group is belief in themselves. Belief is very important because if they belief in themselves they will be able to be successful in anyway because they are not doubting themselves. The last symptoms of achieving the purpose of group is courage. If there is no courage they

Working in a group it could be difficult however, working with Shelia had been a pleasure to work with her. During the first week, we meet several times to discuss what topic will be interest to write and how the paper should be organized. Each of us, we write our own summary about “The Ballad of a Single Mother” by Lynn Olcott. After each one had written a summary we discuss in which part we agree and disagree with the author. We talk why we agree and disagree, we come with ideas how the paper should look at the end. I took both of the summary to SCAA, so we can get some feedback to paper the first draft. Sheila was in charge to put the paper together for the first and final draft. I send her an email with my comments and summary about “The

This is the storming stage of our group development, which is ideally the second stage after the forming stage. At this stage, the group members have already become with their purpose at work and also got used to each other. At this stage, the team is already organized and responsibilities have already been divided amongst the group members. However, this stage always has rampant cases of competitions and conflicts. The competitions and conflicts are mainly because the group members have sufficient understanding of the general feels and tasks to be accomplished, they feel more confident being in the group and can voice their displeasure within the group. For this assignment I was tasked with analysis of the film ‘We are the Millers’.

The communication in the group appears to be inconsistent and does appear to harmful to some of the members. Certain members of the group are communicating verbally, others are communicating nonverbally and their behaviors are sending out intended and possibly unintended messages that is impacting the rest of the group in a negative way. Therefore, members may not feel comfortable talking about feelings, problems, or other issues within the group. In this case study Luisa, appears to be a main factor of why people are shutting down. As there is interference with groups communication based on anger, fear, and uncertainly. She appears to be provoking a response for attention or disapproval to perhaps gain or maintain power within group.

For the deliberative dialogue assignment and presentation, I believe my group and I went through the Phase Theory of Group Development while working on this project. Before being assigned the project, the five of us, Charisse, Bryce, Abby, Chris, and I, were put together into a group. In class, we got together and decided which topic we wanted to research about. We shared our personal thoughts and experiences in order to have an understanding of each other’s viewpoints. This would be considered the first phase orientation, having a grasp of everyone’s perception in order to reach an agreement of the task. At first, it was difficult for us to write our position in the form of a formal letter. We all had the same goal in mind but didn’t have the steps leading to it. When we had planned to meet outside of class, there wasn’t much discussion or debate regarding our topic due to a collective agreement. Charisse and I attempted to push our group into the second phase of conflict by bringing up new ideas to challenge our existing points. This enabled us to further exchange our thoughts in order to find an effective solution. Our topic affected Chris and I the most, but I attempted to make it relatable to everyone else in the group. Charisse questioned how we should deliver the presentation during class by dividing our topics into three points with an introduction and conclusion. This lead to the third phase, emergence. Through discussion, we were able to uncover details and

The group as a whole seemed to really have a positive process. The group members started off a bit quiet or shy, but quickly became very cohesive and recognition of different generations, and personal backgrounds was seen. The group was at the middle phase and entering ending phase. Recognizing that ending phase was approaching was talked about, as well as feelings about ending the group. The members expressed sadness but also felt happy with how much closer they felt. Signs that the group is in middle phase and entering ending are: elaborating skills, empathic skills, sharing Leader's feelings, exploring taboo subjects, making a demand for work, pointing out obstacles, identifying content and process connections, sharing data, and helping the group members see life in new ways (Shulman, 2016, p533 )

A powerful quote by Helen Keller states “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”. In other works, harmonious teamwork can create multiple positive outcomes. For this assignment I was paired with three other girls and we were given two short readings to create questions to and then lead a class discussion with those questions. Working in a group gave me two very positive outcomes, which were being able to present and form better questions as well as helping me dive deeper into the readings.