Week 5: Terminating groups Flashcards
(12 cards)
What is group termination?
the ending of the group
What are some feelings that people can experience with group termination?
- loss
- anxiety
- withdrawl
- denial/avoidance
- devaluing importance of group
- silence/inacitivty
- expression of frustration, anger, sadness
- early departure
- raising new issues that were not discussed in group earlier
What is premature termination?
leaving group before one would expect
- drop out early
- unable to make commitment to group
- end session early
- made a commitment to group but leave before work is complete
common in groups with HEAVY content and require a lot of emotional investment
What responsibilities does the leader have to ensure healthy termination?
- review group experience
2 . review group/individual concerns - counselling skills
- finish unfinished business
- feedback on skills learned
- generalizing the learning (how to apply it outside group)
- addressing closure throughout sessions
- encourage emotional expression
- compare early experiences to later ones
- provide a STRUCTURED END (token of completion if possible!)
- help make transition plan out of group
- refer if needed
What are 3 factors that affect termination?
- resolution of “issues” (did they get what they wanted out of the group when they came in initally)
- sociocultural background (age, gender, income, family, demographic, etc.)
- group structure and culture (was it cohesive or nah)
What 3 main privacy laws are in place in terms of closure and confidentiality of members information within the OT practice?
- Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
- Privacy act
leaders should self-reflect before termination of group. true or false
true
What can you evaluate within the group evaluation?
- yourself as an OT
- individual participant goals
- group goals
- service and/or organizational goals/qualtiy improvement (QI)
What is evaluation all about?
Were you successful or not? what went well and what didnt? Did we reach the goals?
What is a formative group evaluation?
- informs group process and progress of particpants
- throughout sessions
- identifies gaps to address in group to improve individual or group goals
- through an informal approach (feedback for example)
- flexible and adaptable to group climate
What is a summative group evaluation?
- to assess OVERALL outcomes/goals
- at the end of group
- collect evidence of outcomes/goals
- done through measures (qualitative and quantitative, satisfaction questionnaire, outcome measure, knowledge testing, skill testing, 3rd party report)
What is shown if a group is effective? (x5)
- if goals are understood
- group tasks accomplished
- leadership promoted participant responsibility and problem solving
- created an space filled with trust, support, safety, creativity, and constructive resolution of conflict
- evidence of group growth and development
