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Personal Characteristics of Effective Group Leaders. CourageWillingness to ModelPresenceOpenness. NondefensivenessAwareness of your own cultureSelf-awarenessSense of humor. Group-Leadership Skills. Essential to acquire and refine skills applied to group workGroup leadership skills cannot be s
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1. The Group Counselor: Person and Professional Chapter Two
2. Personal Characteristics of Effective Group Leaders Courage
Willingness to Model
Presence
Openness Nondefensiveness
Awareness of your own culture
Self-awareness
Sense of humor
3. Group-Leadership Skills Essential to acquire and refine skills applied to group work Group leadership skills cannot be separated from the leader’s personality Ways to learn leadership skills – supervised experience, practice, feedback, and experience in a group as a member