Group Goal Attainment

The skills that were contributed to the goal-attainment in the caregivers group were that each member had a chance to facilitate. In addition, the topics that were chosen were relevant to caregiver issues which gave each person an opportunity to share her feelings and then received feedback from the group. Furthermore, the demonstration was a great example of how the group dynamics should flow between the facilitator and the group members within group practice. Also, I felt that each topic promoted rich discussions of what actual family members would normally experience secondary to being a caregiver. Another example was when Deanne noticed that the silence members (me) had not said anything; she used the skill of extending an invitation for

The role hope member the student social worker witness how these common members’ roles can be frustrating to the rest of the group and lead to unpleasant outcome in an environment that is designated to build support. However, the facilitator shows great skills by allowing Shai-naisha express her concerns and then asked other members for feedback. In addition, the group leader asked the other members did that behavior make them feel uncomfortable. The facilitator handles that situation appropriately and it reached the group

This in itself can cause trauma to not only the caregiver, but to everyone in the household including the person with Alzheimer. To illustrate, my 89-year-old aunt is aware that her memory is slowly disappearing “as she put it” and as a result she at time become very depressed. This is also true for many people with Alzheimer, who realize they cannot remember special moments with their wives, husbands, and children causing them to become depressed that also exacerbates the illness. In addition, some of the caregivers did not have support from other family members and as a result, they have had to lose hours and money at work trying to care for the sick parent. For that reason, Knight (2006) emphasized that “Hearing the story conveys understanding and acceptance, both of which are critical to the healing process, and "surviving" the storytelling is empowering to all”(p.23). My conceptualization of trauma is being able to have compassion for group member without exhibiting prejudiced; also, being able to active listening which will also allow group members to give personal suggestion on how the individual can cope better with traumatic situations. For example, during the demonstration several members give Nercy a couple of ideas on what she can use as a coping mechanism to relieve stress from taking care of her sick