Group Dynamics Flashcards
Distinctive Functions of the Facilitator, 6 People oriented leadership:
- Active leadership
- Reflecting Back
- Clarifying
- Linking
- Conveying acceptance
- Achieving Humanness
actively listens to both the content and feelings and attitude as a member of the group expresses themselves.
Active leadership
paraphrasing the essence of what was expressed.
Reflecting back
clarifies the speaker’s thoughts, feelings, and attitudes.
Clarifying
connecting related ideas and what may initially appear as disparate thoughts unrelated to the main issue or theme under discussion
Linking
maximizing participation. Conveys acceptance in word, attitude, and behavior.
Conveying acceptance
sensitivity to one’s own humanness as well to the humanness of individuals in groups. Appreciating people’s strengths, limitations, and potentials.
Achieving humanness
Strong commitment to the belief in the importance and value of the individual and a recognition that each individual has a unique contribution.
Effective leader/group facilitator
5 Effective leader/group facilitator
- Conceptual knowledge
- Group development
- Facilitating styles
- Experiential learning
- Own humanness
dynamics of human behavior.
Conceptual knowledge
knowledge of group interaction and dynamics is also required of the effective facilitator.
Group development
understand and be able to articulate elements of theory.
Facilitating styles
being a member of the group is the best way to single way to learn about groups.
Experiential learning
responsibility of experiencing their own humanness.
Own humanness
Strong commitment to the belief in the importance and value of the individual and a recognition
that each individual has a unique contribution.
Effective leader/group facilitator
Withdraw from active participation in the group and reports findings.
Process observer
requires a set of skills in order to collect and organize data for analysis and diagnosis.
Process Analyst
focusing attention, looking at visible and quantifiable behavior, hearing, and sensing (pakikiramdam)
Active listening
designing recording systems, recording systematically, summarizing observations
Collecting and organizing information
giving feedback of data, checking of perceptions with other members, asking reflective questions
Reporting and consulting
7 Process Elements
• Participation – indication of involvement
• Atmosphere
• Influence
• Leadership
• Cooperation
• Competition
• Conflict
• Sociogram
• Who makes what kinds of contribution?
• What happened in the group?
Collecting and Recording Information
• Be sensitive
• Do not avalanche the group with information
• Don’t praise the group too much
• Don’t punish, preach, or judge
• Discuss role behavior rather than a person’s behavior
• Go lightly on personal clashes
Reporting and Consulting
Evaluating information and deciding about change
- Members should assess the observations
- Group examines the reasons
- Group moves to a decision
