As mentioned in week 2 reflection, a good starting point with clearly stating out the objectives and directions in helping session can help helper to focus on relevant issues during the working stage. It does not call as a group if a group has no purpose rather it is known as social gathering. The way for helper to determine the purpose of group is gather information about member’s need. In my opinion, despite how great the group objective is, but it is in vain if the objective does not fulfill the need of member. Furthermore, helper as a group leader cannot assume that members have already understood the purpose of group. This is because some of the members will attend to the group is because of others reason. So, as a group leader is not only need to clearly clarify the purpose of group, but also need to deliver the message to the members.
Planning is existed with details. Sometimes, overlooked details are following by trouble, even in planning group counselling. For example, if group leader has no identify which groups of student should be the members in group counselling with the topic of puberty during adolescence, rather with the group with mixed-gender. Consequently, the group will be no effective due to most of the student will shy to share, especially share their idea of this topic in front of opposite gender to them. So, leader need to deeply think about the details in designing the group.