Group Development

Please watch the 6 vignettes in the video that demonstrating various group dynamics and group leader interventions. The videos will start from the beginning, so to bypass the “pre-session commentary”, go to the right of the video screen, under “Chapters”, and select “Vignette 1” then “Vignette 2a” and then “Vignettes 2b, 3a, 3b, and 4” respectively. Group Therapy for Addictions: A Relapse Prevention Approach – approximately 1 hour and 23 minutes, including the commentary. A transcript of the video will be uploaded in case you do not have access to the video. What stage of group development (Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing) would you identify was likely the stage for each group vignette?  What main group theme or specific group dynamic did you observe in each vignette? What did you see as the role of the group leader, and was the leader role group focused, individual focused, or leader focused? What specific group leader interventions did you observe, i.e. at least one intervention that you noticed in each of the 5 vignettes?   What advantages did you see in the approach of group counseling/therapy with addicted populations? What were are possible disadvantages of this approach? How well did the group members understand group purposes and task to help each other address their addiction and any related thinking and behaviors?  What might you have done differently if you were the group leader?