OCTA 2020

GROUP PROTOCOL FORMAT

1. NAME: Group gardening gifts
2. DESCRIPTION: Clients will pot flowers to give as gifts to family or friends.
3. STRUCTURE: Group will meet once a month during warm weather months in
community room from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
4. GOALS/BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES: Social participation, relationship skills,
cooperation
5. REFERRAL CRITERIA: Must be in substance abuse program
6. METHODOLOGY: Clients will share supplies to paint a pot, fill with soil and
pot a flowering plant. Supplies will be placed in a central location so that
clients must interact and share. Afterwards we will discuss who the plant will
be given to and why they are important to the clients. Further we will discuss
why good relationships are important. Supplies needed are plastic pots, paint,
soil, water, trays of growing flowers.
7. CURRICULUM or AGENDA: Agenda is to foster positive connections with
supportive relationships within the group and outside of it.
8. LEADERS ROLES: Leader is to guide the clients in the project and give
examples. Also the leader will supply encouragement and will facilitate
discussions.
9. EVALUATION: Client will fill out a survey on their satisfaction with the group.
Early: figure 13-3, p. 361