Group Therapy & Facilitation Flashcards
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A group member repeatedly redirects the conversation away from their own anger to criticize others. The most effective facilitator response is to:
Answer: Gently name the pattern and invite the member to refocus on personal experience
Naming the deflection pattern non-judgmentally and redirecting to personal experience maintains therapeutic focus without shaming the client.
Which stage of Yalom's group therapy model is characterized by members testing norms, competing for roles, and experiencing interpersonal conflict?
Answer: Storming
The storming stage involves members challenging authority, testing boundaries, and working through interpersonal tensions before cohesion develops.
In anger management groups, 'universality' as a therapeutic factor refers to:
Answer: Clients discovering that others share similar anger struggles
Universality reduces shame and isolation when clients recognize their anger experiences are shared by others in the group.
A facilitator notices two subgroups forming in an anger management group that undermine overall cohesion. The best intervention is to:
Answer: Create structured exercises that require cross-subgroup collaboration
Structured exercises requiring cross-subgroup interaction disrupt coalitions while building broader group cohesion.
Which facilitation approach is most appropriate when a group member discloses an acute crisis mid-session?
Answer: Acknowledge the disclosure, stabilize the member, and arrange individual follow-up while resuming group with care
Stabilizing the individual, ensuring safety, and arranging follow-up allows the facilitator to honor the crisis without abandoning other members.
Pre-group screening for an anger management group primarily serves to:
Answer: Assess suitability, set expectations, and identify contraindications
Pre-group screening identifies contraindications (e.g., active psychosis, severe domestic violence perpetration requiring specialized treatment) and prepares members for the group process.
A facilitator uses 'process commentary' during an anger management group session. This technique involves:
Answer: Observing and narrating the group's interpersonal dynamics as they occur
Process commentary draws members' attention to here-and-now relational dynamics, turning the group interaction itself into therapeutic material.