10 Jul Chapter 9 ? Rounds and Dyads From all the examples of rounds in the chapter and in class, which do you see as the most useful and potentially the most effective? Expl
Chapter 9 – Rounds and Dyads
- From all the examples of rounds in the chapter and in class, which do you see as the most useful and potentially the most effective? Explain.
- How do you envision yourself making use of dyads in your group work? Explain.
Chapter 10 – Exercises
- Of all the exercises described in this chapter, which three could you envision using on a regular basis, and which ones do you know you'll never use and why?
- Research and describe a specific group exercises not discussed in the class that would fit your leadership style and future clientele.
Book: Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills (8th ed.) (2015) by Ed E. Jacobs, et al., Thomson Brooks/Cole. ISBN 978-1-111-87052-2
Chapter 9
Rounds and Dyads
ROUNDS
A round is an activity where every member is asked to respond to some stimulus posed by the leader.
The value of rounds cannot be over-emphasized. Rounds get members focused and engaged.
Rounds can be beneficial during all phases of a group session.
Designated Word or Phrase
- Yes/No round regarding if you have something to say or something you’d like discussed
- Helps the leader to get a “read” on your members
- Here/Getting Here/Not Here round as a way to start your groups
- Helps get members focused
- Helps leader to get a sense of where members are
Designated Number
- Use 1-10 scale
- Rate your week
- Rate your life, relationship, job
- Rate some issue or concern (e.g. anger, jealousy, guilt, liking of school, liking one’s body
Word or Phrase
- In a word or phrase, how was your week?
- In a word or phrase, what did you think of the article?
- In a word or phrase, what did you learn from the activity?
- What is your reaction to the proposal—in a word or phrase?
Comment Round
- Longer than a word or phrase but does limit how much a member can say—leader indicates that he or she is going to get comments from everyone. An example would be:
“I’d like to hear briefly from each of you about __________.
Rounds Are Good To:
- Build comfort and trust
- Get members focused
- Gather information and locate energy
- Shift the focus to involve all members
- Draw out quiet members
- Deepen the intensity
- Process exercises
- Summarize
Additional Comments About Rounds
- Where to start the round
- Not with a difficult, resistant member
- Start so that you can end on a certain member (often one you want to draw out)
- Don’t stay too long with members who are hesitant
- Processing Rounds
- Ask questions based on the information gathered from the round
- Don’t do rounds just to fill up time
Dyads
- A good group activity is to put members in dyads or triads to discuss a topic or issue.
- Dyads serve as a way to vary the format and a way to get members talking to at least one other member.
Uses of Dyads
- Developing Comfort
- Warming up members and building energy
- Processing information and group exercises
Uses of Dyads
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- Providing leader/member interaction
leader can pair up with a member for a specific purpose, such as providing encouragement, dealing with resistance
- Finishing a topic
- “Many of you seem to have lots of thoughts about this. I’m going to have you pair up so you can share your thoughts about what we’ve been talking about this last 30 minutes.”
- Getting certain members together for a specific purpose, such as common issues
Uses of Dyads
continued
- Changing the format
- Providing time for the leader to think, add to, or change a plan, consider strategies for helping specific members, etc.
Pairing Members for Dyads
- Member’s Choice
- “pair up with someone you’d like to be with”
- “Joe, you pick someone to be with. Okay, Hector, you pick someone.”
- Leader’s Choice
- By seating
- By leader picking the pairs
Additional Thoughts
- Pay attention to the time in dyads
Usually 3-5 minutes
- Make sure members stay on task
- The leader’s role in dyads
- Join one
- Pair self with one other member
- Listen to all the dyads
- Using triads instead of dyads
Triads
- Advantages—good for educational groups
- More viewpoints
- If one member is quiet, there will still be talking between the other two
- Disadvantages
- Quiet person can remain quiet
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CHAPTER 10
Exercises
Definition
The term exercise is used among group leaders to refer to an activity that the group does for a specific purpose.
An exercise can be as simple as having members get into dyads to discuss a topic or as involved as the “blind trust walk,” which entails one member leading around a blindfolded member.
Definition
- In other words, when the leader directs the behaviors, discussion, or attention of the group members by using a specific activity, it is an exercise
Reason for Using Exercises
- To increase comfort level
- To provide the leader with useful information
- To generate discussion and focus the group
- To shift the focus
- To deepen the focus
- To provide an opportunity for experiential learning
- To provide fun and relaxation
When to Use Exercises
- Exercises can be used any time
- Exercises are good during introductions
- Exercises are good during warm-up phase
- Exercises are helpful in getting members focused in the middle phase
- Exercises are useful during the closing phase
Kinds of Exercises
- Written
- Helps to draw out members
- Use when you can’t think of anything better because they almost always work
- Kinds of written exercises
Sentence completion
List
Checklist
Kinds of Exercises
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- Movement—valuable because members speak with their feet and body; movement exercises energize the members
- Wall-to-Wall Continuums
- Sculpt the group—entire group does this at the same time
- Each member sculpt how they see the group
- Move to different parts of the room
Kinds of Exercises
continued
- Dyads or Triads
- Excellent for varying the format and getting members to talk
- Rounds
- Designated word, phrase, or number
- Word or Phrase
- Comment
Kinds of Exercises
continued
- Creative props -the brain likes novelty
Small Chair
Styrofoam Cups
Rubber Bands
Large Beer Bottle
Make up your own creative exercises
- Arts and Crafts
Kinds of Exercises
continued
- Fantasy
- Common object
- Pick an object in the room
- Hot air balloon
- Common reading
- Inspiring and/or thought provoking
- Needs to be rather brief—not pages
Kinds of Exercises
continued
- Feedback
- First impressions
- Adjective checklist
- Strength bombardment
- Wishes
- Metaphorical Feedback
- Written Feedback
Kinds of Exercises
continued
- Trust
- Rounds related to trust
- Trust lift
- Trust fall
- Blind trust walk
- Experiential
- Ropes course
- Other outdoor activities
Kinds of Exercises
continued
- Moral dilemma
- On a life raft—who would you eliminate
- Group decision-making
- Winter Survival
- Solving various puzzles
Kinds of Exercises
continued
- Touching
- Okay when appropriately used
- Can be very beneficial
- Be very careful with these — it is often good to tell members the exercise will involve touching and let members opt out
