chapter 3:Purpose of Group
-serves as a map for the leader
-members and leaders become clear about both the general purpose of the group and the specific purpose of each session
-leaders decide which needs reasonable and possible to address.
-members have been talking about their loneliness, self doubts, and fears.
if group do not have purpose, it is called social gathering
-inadvisable
-lack of interest and direction
-members have their own ideas
chapter 4: planning
Planning
-pregroup planning
-session planning
therapy group leader would lead no more than pne group, it should no more than three
leader have full power to determine who should the members be
-multiracial need to be considered
-ages
-background
How will the members be screened
-screening is essential because not everyone is apptopriate for every group
-some members can ruin groups, especially if an inexperienced leader is in charged
-negative, hostile or inappropriate members can cause other members to stop coming to a potentially benefit.