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ENDING STAGE

ENDING STAGE. Ending the Group’s Work. “ The skills workers use in the ending stage determine, in part, the success of the entire group experience .” During the ending stage, the group’s work is consolidated. Ending the Group’s Work. Factors that influence group endings: Open vs. Closed

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ENDING STAGE

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  1. ENDING STAGE

  2. Ending the Group’s Work “The skills workers use in the ending stage determine, in part, the success of the entire group experience.” During the ending stage, the group’s work is consolidated.

  3. Ending the Group’s Work Factors that influence group endings: • Open vs. Closed • Attraction of the group • Treatment vs. Task Focus on the PROCESS of ending.

  4. Ending the Group’s Work Planned and Unplanned Termination • Member termination • Worker termination

  5. Ending Group Meetings • Closing the group’s work • Keep members focused on topic of discussion • Limit the time that each member has to discuss an issue • Summarize what has been said • Obtain closure on each issue/concern as it is discussed

  6. Ending Group Meetings • Ending a session is a good time to engage in a process of REFLECTION: • Focus on session • Looking back on that transpired to see what it meant for members • Analyzing the significance of what occurred • Examining what members can take away and put into practice in their own lives • Identify unfinished work and what needs to be worked on in the future

  7. Ending Group Meetings • Arranging another meeting • Preparing a summary or report of the group’s work • Planning future actions

  8. ENDING THE GROUP AS A WHOLE • Maintaining and Generalizing Change Efforts • Helping members work on relevant situations • Helping members develop confidence • Using a variety of situations and settings • Using naturally occurring consequences • Follow-up sessions • Preventing setbacks in unsympathetic environments • Helping members solve problems independently

  9. ENDING THE GROUP AS A WHOLE • Reducing Group Attractions • Discuss Feelings about Ending • Planning for the Future • Contract for additional services: • Help members clarify: • Their continuing needs • The goals they hope to achieve • The duration of the new service period • Any appropriate modifications to the original contract

  10. ENDING THE GROUP AS A WHOLE (Planning for Future, cont.) • Self-help groups • Planning with others 5. Making referrals

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