Group Process - Week 4 - Group Dynamics

Yalom’s Therapeutic Factors

• Instillation of Hope

• Imparting information

• Altruism

• Development of socializing techniques

• Imitative behavior 

• Interpersonal learning 

• Cohesiveness

Group Protocol

• Provides a framework for the entire program

• Developed based on population or group needs and evidence

• Establishes the long term goals

• If the original leader cannot run the group, a new person uses the protocol to help plan and run the group in their absence

• This is a living document and will likely need to be reformulated periodically 

• Used to create documentation process

Anatomy of a Group Protocol

• Create a name that represents the group and encourages people to attend

• Rationale - can be pulled from assessment

• Frequency and length of meetings - first open or closed and the length, then if closed how many groups you will do total

• Meeting space - can be pulled from assessment 

• Goals - 

• Composition - need to decide whos in and not

• Leadership is simple - OT & OTA

• References for your intervention - reflects goals 

Group methods and procedures - use cole steps. In each section list some of the things you might use for that section  

Cole Group Roles

• Initiator-Contributor

• Information Seeker

• Information Giver

• Opinion Seeker

• Opinion Giver

• Elaborator

• Coordinator

• Orienter

• Evaluator-Critic

• Energizer

• Procedural Technician

• Recorder

Cole Group Building and Maintenance Roles

• Encourager

• Harmonizer

• Compromiser

• Gatekeeper/Expediter

• Standard Setter

• Group Observer/Commentator

• Follower

Cole Individual Roles

• Aggressor

• Blocker

• Recognition Seeker

• Self-Confessor

• Playboy

• Dominator

• Help-Seeker

• Special Interest Pleader