Group Rules And Norms Paper

Understanding group’s rules and norms are very important when conducting a group. I feel if you do not set rules at the beginning, things may come up within the group and the group will not know how to discuss an issue that’s has risen in a way everyone agrees upon. Every person has a set of expectation’s and how to address problems in a way that helps them. By expressing rules or norms within the group it also clears up any assumptions. As a group, we came up with a rule like respect, therefore not interrupting while someone is speaking or not judging anyone in any shape or form. As a group, we also discussed confidentiality and how important it is to not share others stuff outside of the group. These rules help us conduct and guide us on

Communication is the key to a successful group process. We also spoke about being on time to group, and participation. Participation is important in a group if we want to get to know one another, if there is no participation then it makes it hard for group cohesion.

As the group moved from rules and norms, we began to discuss feedback. Feedback to me is important because it creates opportunity. Opportunity to me is growth and gives incentive to make new changes. We spoke about feedback being descriptive, that it should not be forced, should not be well timed, and should be personal. For example, November 3rd, 2016, Erica came to group very unhappy and full of anxiety. She spoke to the group about a serious issue that was a difficult one. By her telling her story it gave the group the chance to give feedback. By giving her our feedback in a respectable manner and giving her ideas on how to manage the emotions she was feeling, it created goals for her. Therefore, by next group meeting she was feeling much better and acting with no anxiety. Secondly, observation of feedback is amazing. Listening

For example, Megan is a low talker and there is another new student in our class that is an extremely low talker. Both low talkers have shared important information. Megan has shared her feelings with emotions and the new girl shared something personal with emotions as well. Both individuals are showing change in behavior. They are growing as in individual by moving out of their comfort zone. They are making small baby steps into speaking in a group. Other individuals I feel are open and becoming more knowledgeable by speaking and asking questions of others in the group, these individuals to me are in the maintenance