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Rounds and Dyads
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Chapter 9
A round is an activity where every member is
asked to respond to some stimulus posed by the
leader.
o The value of rounds cannot be over-emphasized.
Rounds get members focused and engaged.
o Rounds can be beneficial during all phases of a
group session.
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o
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ROUNDS
– 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
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Yes/No round regarding if you have something to
say or something you’d like discussed
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Designated Word or Phrase
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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
– Rate how much you know about a
certain topic
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Designated Number
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“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?”
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Word or Phrase
“I’d like to hear briefly from each of you
about __________.
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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:
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Comment Round
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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
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Rounds Are Good To:
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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
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Where to start the round
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Additional Comments About
Rounds
Dyads serve as a way to vary the format
and a way to get members talking to at
least one other member.
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A good group activity is to put members
in dyads (twos) or triads (threes) to
discuss a topic or issue.
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Dyads
Processing information and group
exercises
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Developing Comfort
Warming up members and building
energy
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Uses of Dyads
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
Getting certain members together for a
specific purpose, such as common
issues
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Uses of Dyads
Changing the format
Providing time for the leader to think,
add to, or change a plan, consider
strategies for helping specific members,
etc.
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Uses of Dyads
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Member’s Choice
Leader’s Choice
– By seating
– By leader picking the pairs
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Pairing Members for Dyads
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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
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Additional Thoughts
Disadvantages
– Quiet person can remain quiet
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Advantages—good for educational
groups
– More viewpoints
– If one member is quiet, there will still be
talking between the other two
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Triads