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Group Leadership

Personality and character

Sincerity and authenticity

Presence

Sense of identity

Personal power

Courage

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Belief in the group process and

enthusiasm
Inventiveness and creativity

Willingness to confront
oneself

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Initial anxiety

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Realistic versus unrealistic anxiety

Self-disclosure

How much or how little to disclose

Appropriate and facilitative self-disclosure

Challenges of dealing with a system

Retaining ones dignity and integrity in a system aimed at
cost-cutting
Being ones own advocate

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Active listening

Confronting

Restating

Reflecting Feelings

Clarifying

Supporting

Summarizing

Empathizing

Questioning

Facilitating

Interpreting

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Initiating

Disclosing oneself

Setting goals

Modeling

Evaluating

Linking

Giving feedback

Blocking

Suggesting

Terminating

Protecting

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Ask members to briefly check in and comment on what they

want to explore

Be attentive to unresolved issues from prior sessions

Ask members to report their progress or difficulties during the

week

With members, create an agenda for each session

Consider using structured exercises to open sessions

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Allow time for closure

Encourage members to evaluate their own progress

Close a session without closing the issues raised during the session

Make summary comments

Teach members how to integrate what they have learned for
themselves

Encourage members to offer feedback to each other

Discuss homework assignments

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Become aware of your biases and values

Try to understand the world from the members vantage

point

Gain a knowledge of the dynamics of oppression, racism,

discrimination, and stereotyping

Study the traditions and values of the members of your

group

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One determinant is whether you lead short- or long-term groups

Develop a style that fits your personality and expresses your

uniqueness

Your theoretical stance should be closely related to your values,

beliefs, and personal characteristics

Become familiar with the diverse range of theories of group

counseling and consider the contributions and limitations of each
approach

Consider incorporating alternative perspectives into your approach

to group leading

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Research can help group workers to identify specific

factors that contribute to successful outcomes

Accountability is currently being stressed in all settings;

thus, familiarity with research and evaluation practices is
essential

A shift from process research to a focus on outcome

studies has occurred

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The current trend:

Promoting specific interventions for specific problems
based on empirically supported treatments

EBP should incorporate three pillars:

Best available evidence
Clinician expertise
Client characteristics

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