Group counseling strategies and skills chapter 7
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Focus
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Chapter 7
The leader should always be aware of the focus
and the depth of the focus.
Knowing how to establish, hold, shift, and
deepen the focus is absolutely essential for
good leadership.
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At any given moment the focus of the group is
either on a person, a topic, or an activity.
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The Importance of the Focus
– “Let’s focus on specifically anger at home.”
– “For now, let’s look at ways you’re coping with
your grief.”
Using Activities to Establish the Focus
– Use whiteboard, make lists, handouts
– Use props, chairs, small chair
Using Rounds and Dyads
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Directing the Focus Through Comments
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Establishing the Focus
– On a Topic
– On a Person
Know How Long to Hold the Focus
Know Techniques to Hold the Focus
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Know When to Hold the Focus
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Holding the Focus
Ways to shift the focus
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Shift from a Topic to a Person
Shift from One Topic to Another Topic
Shift from a Topic to an Exercise
Shift from One Person to Another Person
Shift from A Person to a Topic
Shift from a Person to an Exercise
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When to Shift the Focus
when too long on one person
when people are getting bored
when you need to cover additional topics
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Shifting the Focus
– Asking very thought-provoking questions
– Asking members to share more personally
– Working with a member intensely
– Conducting an intense exercise
– Confronting members about dynamics
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The key to most growth, counseling, and
therapy groups is deepening the focus. A
leader deepens the focus by:
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Deepening the Focus
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The chart in the next slide is a way to
visualize the depth of the group
• 10 is surface comments
• 7 is going deeper
• 1 would be very intense work
Beginning leaders often conduct groups
that go 10,9,8,10,9,8,etc. and never go
very deep. Your goal is to go below 7.
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The Depth Chart
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Most sessions should go below 7
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THE DEPTH CHART
– Make sure members are ready
– Make sure you have enough time
How Deep to Focus
– Always consider purpose of the group
– Always consider your expertise
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When to Deepen the Focus
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Considerations Regarding Focus
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Knowing how to get, hold, shift, and
deepen the focus is the key to group
leading.
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Key Point
