SMALL GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS
Assignment Overview
Once a group proposal has been developed, the next step in group development is to create a detailed plan or outline for each of the group sessions. Your level of organization and preparedness as a group facilitator will have a direct impact on the effectiveness of the group. Building upon your Week 7 assignment, you will now go through the process of creating small group sessions to meet the needs of your target population, and to achieve your intended group outcomes.
Assignment
Use the Small Group Sessions Template for this assignment to create six sequential group sessions with the counseling or psychoeducational topic chosen in your Week 7 Group Proposal. The sessions should reflect your knowledge of group process and stages, format, maintenance, guided practice, and closure.
For this assignment complete the following:
Use the Week 9 Group Counseling Sessions Template [DOCX] to complete this assignment. The template contains detailed instructions. Write your assignment content in the template. Retain all the headings from the template, but delete the assignment instructions after you enter your content.
Provide a detailed introduction that reviews the group title and description, purpose and rationale, objectives/goals, and theoretical foundation that were detailed in your Week 7 assignment.
Next, create an outline or plan for each of your six sequential group sessions. Make sure you follow the instructions provided in the template for each session. Remove all highlighted instructions from the template before you submit your assignment.
After creating an outline or plan for each of your sessions, write a 1–2 page summary, utilizing scholarly sources from the course, that responds to the following:
Describe how the six sequential group sessions were developed to meet the needs of the target population.
Identify the theoretical framework selected in your Week 7 assignment. Through this theoretical lens, detail how the group facilitator (i.e., counselor) will use various counseling techniques, skills, and approaches to effectively move through the stages of group counseling. Be sure to address all stages of the group process.
Describe how the group facilitator will monitor progress and evaluate group outcomes.
Review the Small Group Counseling Sessions Scoring Guide to ensure you meet the grading criteria. Remember to address each identified topic as shown in the scoring guide.SMALL GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS
Assignment Overview
Once a group proposal has been developed, the next step in group development is to create a detailed plan or outline for each of the group sessions. Your level of organization and preparedness as a group facilitator will have a direct impact on the effectiveness of the group. Building upon your Week 7 assignment, you will now go through the process of creating small group sessions to meet the needs of your target population, and to achieve your intended group outcomes.
Assignment
Use the Small Group Sessions Template for this assignment to create six sequential group sessions with the counseling or psychoeducational topic chosen in your Week 7 Group Proposal. The sessions should reflect your knowledge of group process and stages, format, maintenance, guided practice, and closure.
For this assignment complete the following:
Use the Week 9 Group Counseling Sessions Template [DOCX] to complete this assignment. The template contains detailed instructions. Write your assignment content in the template. Retain all the headings from the template, but delete the assignment instructions after you enter your content.
Provide a detailed introduction that reviews the group title and description, purpose and rationale, objectives/goals, and theoretical foundation that were detailed in your Week 7 assignment.
Next, create an outline or plan for each of your six sequential group sessions. Make sure you follow the instructions provided in the template for each session. Remove all highlighted instructions from the template before you submit your assignment.
After creating an outline or plan for each of your sessions, write a 1–2 page summary, utilizing scholarly sources from the course, that responds to the following:
Describe how the six sequential group sessions were developed to meet the needs of the target population.
Identify the theoretical framework selected in your Week 7 assignment. Through this theoretical lens, detail how the group facilitator (i.e., counselor) will use various counseling techniques, skills, and approaches to effectively move through the stages of group counseling. Be sure to address all stages of the group process.
Describe how the group facilitator will monitor progress and evaluate group outcomes.
Review the Small Group Counseling Sessions Scoring Guide to ensure you meet the grading criteria. Remember to address each identified topic as shown in the scoring guide.
