According to developmental studies, Palesa, who is 18 years old is in the ‘identity vs role confusion stage’ (Sadock, Sadock & Ruiz, 2015). It is during this stage that individuals try to figure out their identities as they experience physical and physiological changes of puberty (Sadock et al., 2015). According to her father, Palesa has a boyfriend, which is what is expected during this stage. What is of concern though is the fact that she only smokes when in dispute with her boyfriend. According to this developmental stage, Palesa is going through a role confusion (Sadock et al., 2015). The other four participants, Lesego, MJ, Solomon and Thabo, who are all between the ages of 22 and 25 years old are in an ‘intimacy vs isolation stage’ (Sadock et al., 2015). During this stage, the virtue of fidelity is important as it emphasises the need for young adults to make and honour any commitments they enter (Sadock et al., …show more content…
Transition Stage: The second stage will start by providing a recap of the previous session. Ice Breaker: Due the goals of this stage (see below), the ice breaker will include funny video clips. The instruction is that group members are not allowed to laugh should they find something funny. The aim of this ice-breaker is to make the members aware that some of the things that will be shared in the process could be funny, but one needs to hold it back as a way of showing respect and non-judging (Seligman & Reichenberg, 2014). However, it is important for the registered counsellor to explain that there will be funny times- but those are not when individuals share their stories. Goals: the goal of this stage is to explore the feelings of the group members regarding group therapy. This is feedback from the members on the homework assignment that was given to them. Also, during this exploration, the registered counsellor will model ways of being empathetic (Seligman & Reichenberg, 2014) This is important as the group members will learn not to
As a student, practice is crucial to learn group therapy techniques. In order to achieve these practices, I attended 2 support groups of the same topic. Observation and attendance constructs an idea of how group therapy works. Attending this group was important because of the profoundness of its meaning and experiences I have witnessed.
Intimacay vs. Isolation will occur in young adults starting around the age of 20 and go into their 30’s and beyond even. During this time young adults are faced with fears of “will I find a relationships” or “will I be alone forever”. In order for one to for any kinf of intimate relationship, young adults need to be trusting, must be capable of understanding others as well as themselves as person. The crisis that
The 40 Developmental Assets is a list of assets that help young children to understand how relationships with your family and friends work and how teens can live a healthy life with them. One way to better understand the Assets is to look at how the appear in novels. One novel the assets can be seen is The Pigman by Paul Zindel, a book about parents influences on kids and shows childrens care for people they love. Three assets from 40 Developmental Assets were Other Adult Relationship,Honesty,and Caring. This three assets are shown in book when Mr.Pignati buys Love’n nuts for Lorraine,John telling Mr.Pignati that Lorraine and him is not Charity Workers,and John lying to Norton to protect Mr.Pignati.
One objective is to utilize the most powerful tool at psychotherapy’s disposal; the group experience. By one individual sharing their experience within the group, the other members are able to identify their similar experiences and work toward their own growth. Group therapy also increases self-awareness of clients in order for them to think introspectively in order to make a change in behaviors, increases social comfort, allowing exploration of new behaviors, provide and obtain support, develop communication skills, and promote interactions with others using truth and
Emerging Adulthood represents the period of development from late teens through their twenties, mainly focusing on the ages 18-25. This is the period which people start exploring and realizing the capabilities of their lives, which then helps them characterize as adults and no longer teenagers. This topic of psychology is compelling to me because it’s a stage that every adult has lived through, it’s interesting that we have all experienced it differently based on our life circumstances and demographics. It’s interesting to see the changes throughout the years and eventually it will be easier for young people to explore these years as more young adults are going to school nowadays. It teaches me to further understand why emerging adults go through
It is believed that young adults aged eighteen to twenty-nine are in the process of solidifying their beliefs of deep affection, jobs and how they view the world. During these years the relationships they obtain,
Gadding, S. T. (2012). Groups: A counseling specialty (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education
With “technological advancements” (Sumner) and “lenient parents” (Henschen) teens and young adults throw themselves into casual relationships – “with hopes of finding a steady relationship” (Estupinyà). Whether the New World society looks to find steady relationships or not, the people throw themselves at one another because it is the social norm for them. As young American society progresses, the teens and 20-somethings are doing the exact same thing. Casual sex and casual relationships are seen as acceptable more and more as the millennial generation becomes older. Men and women both look to have “hook-ups to fulfill love” (Estupinyà), just as Aldous Huxley presents in his
In the past two weeks, I have learned a great deal of what it means to be a group leader/counselor. A group leader is an extraordinary human being, who is fully knowledgeable in ethics and legal standards, advanced in techniques and skills, and consumes personal qualities motivating moral excellence in practice. It is essential group leaders involve personal and professional judgment in accordance with ethical and legal standards. Serious harm and damage is at hand, if group leaders do not adhere to ethical and legal guidelines when conducting group counseling (Corey, Corey, & Corey, 2010). It is the group leaders responsibility to work “with clients” instead of “on clients” in group counseling. The group leader can use resources
There are many different techniques and approaches to group counseling. The approach that I found to be the most interesting is the existential approach. “The existential perspective holds that we define ourselves by our choices” (Corey & Corey, 2014, p.114). This approach can be successful in therapy because it allows one to oversee one’s future. In this paper, I’m going to generally discuss the existential approach to therapy and where it can be used.
Describe the counseling exploration activity to the students and parents. Point out that this session is
PO was on time and moderately participated in the group activities. PO identified the top three roadblocks to communication: “lecturing, threatening, and criticizing”. PO demonstrated an understanding of the topic by giving examples of how to use ‘I statement’ to express feelings and thoughts. PO completed the weekly treatment report, and provided documentation of two support meetings attended this past week. PO was attentive and actively engaged during group, appears to have a positive
In reflection on my learning experience in the group class, I have gained clarity on what sorts of competencies of facilitating group therapy, as well as in what areas social workers and students tend to feel most strong in my practice. Regarding my specific gains in competencies, I feel that I learned the most and was most likely to gain specific group facilitating competencies at the weekly class. Learning in group class is taught me the tools to use to work with groups therapy, communities and also with individuals through the process of changes. In this past three months I think a lot of opportunities have been created to shadowing with (beside and behind) and being a part of group members to learn. In addition, this class has taught me about the skills and how effectively help
Smoking is one of the dangerous habits that people perform in their lives. This habit affects the health and causes several diseases, such as lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and pulmonary disease (Institute of Medicine, 2012). In the family I visited, the father is a smoker. He strongly approves with the idea of smoking while the mother strongly disapproves the idea of smoking. Both of them know that smoking is harmful to the smoker, but the father does not know that smoking is harmful for other people who are called: second hand smokers. In addition, the father was at the age of 15 when he started smoking cigarettes. There is more than one reason that pushed the father to start smoking when he was a teenager. One of these reasons is copying the behavior of his father. He believes it would be difficult for him to give up smoking. I agree that quit of smoking is difficult since cigarettes contain nicotine, which is more addictive than heroin and also smoking becomes part of his daily routine (Giovanni, 2012).