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Chap 2
Chap 2
of Choice
Group Leadership
NURAIHAN M NOORDIN
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The University
of Choice
Group Leader as a Person
• The most important instrument you have is YOU
Your living example, of who you are and how you
struggle to live up to your potential, is the best way to
model for members
Presence
Sense of identity
Personal power
Belief in the group process and
enthusiasm
Courage
Inventiveness and creativity
Willingness to confront oneself
• Self-disclosure
– How much or how little to disclose
– Appropriate and facilitative self-disclosure
• Clarifying • Supporting
• Summarizing • Empathizing
• Questioning • Facilitating
• Interpreting
• Evaluating • Linking
• Suggesting • Terminating
• Protecting
• Group leader shares his/her experience during the first session with the
rest of the group members based on his/her observation.
Knowledge
Recognize limitations
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Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 2 (13)
The University
of Choice
Developing Your Group
Leadership Style
• Become familiar with the diverse range of theories of
group counseling and consider the contributions and
limitations of each approach
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Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 2 (14)
The University
The Role of Research in of Choice
Group Work
• Research can help group workers to identify specific factors
that contribute to successful outcomes
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Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 2 (15)
The University
of Choice
The Role of Research in
Group Work
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Theory and Practice of Group Counseling—Chapter 2 (16)
The University
Evidence-Based Practice of Choice
in Group Work
• The current trend:
– Promoting specific interventions for specific
problems based on empirically supported
treatments
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