Term Papers: Grief Counseling-KPI=-Key Performance Indicator Assignment: Group Counseling Plan
You are required to choose a group counseling topic ( ) you would like to research and for which you will develop a six-week group framework plan. You will then design (in outline form) a 6-week, small group counseling plan based on this research. You also need to include relevant research regarding effective small group intervention plans for this topic and population. Your counseling plan needs to specify the population for whom the group is tailored
Grief Counseling-KPI
Key Performance Indicator Assignment: Group Counseling Plan
You are required to choose a group counseling topic you would like to research and for which you will develop a six-week group framework plan. The instructor must approve your topic in advance.
Sample topics could include:
1. Grief Counseling
Your counseling plan needs to specify the population for whom the group is tailored. You also need to include relevant research regarding effective small group intervention plans for this topic and population. You will then design (in outline form) a 6-week, small group counseling plan based on this research. You are required to submit the assignment in written form. Your written paper needs to follow the outline form below. Please make sure you address each point in the outline.
Instructions: The outline of this group counseling plan will include the following sections:
I. Introduction
a. Is this topic more appropriate for small or large group? Highlight why individual counseling wasn’t chosen.
b. What is your specific population of focus for this group? (e.g., court mandated clients, children who have lost a loved one, adolescents with school difficulties, couples, etc.)
II. Characteristics of Group Leaders
a. What group leader characteristics are necessary for successful group facilitation?
b. How does the type and formulation of the group impact your group leader selection and facilitation?
III. Culturally Relevant Strategies for Designing and Facilitating Groups
a. How do cultural and diversity factors impact development and facilitation of your group?
b. What steps have you taken to insure these strategies are in place?
IV. Research
a. What does the research suggest as effective interventions for this population?
b. What does the research show was ineffective for working with this population?
V. Group Counseling Plan
a. Clearly outline at least 6 sessions for the group
b. Include the following for each session:
i. Objectives for each session
ii. Materials needed for each session
iii. Step-by-step instructions for leading the lessons, including process questions the leader should ask with the activities
iv. Any additional materials (e.g., worksheets, handouts) the leader will need
a. In addition to the group, what (if anything) should the counselor do to ensure that the client’s needs are met in this topic area?
b. What would you recommend to counselors planning to lead this group?
VII. References
a. APA style is required
b. At least 5 professional references must be used (no websites or self-help books)
A rubric for this assignment can be found attached to this assignment. Students must receive at least a 70% to receive a passing grade. A student who scores less than 70% of the grade on the KPI assignment must complete an Individual Remediation Plan with the instructor. Failure to successfully remediate the KPI assignment will result in an F (Fail) grade in the course.
Example
Example from Professor how to format.
Parenting Education Group
1. Introduction
Parents continue to face unique challenges associated with raising their families. Parents may have difficulty coping with a child’s personality traits; they may struggle with having to shift parenting strategies as their child reaches a new developmental milestone; they may be a dual-career family and feel they do not have enough time for children or their significant other; they may have to manage coparenting, whether living together or apart; and couples may have to adjust expectations in accordance with life changes such as having a baby and becoming parents.
a) Is this topic more appropriate for small or large group? Highlight why individual counseling wasn’t chosen.
The Parenting Education Group is ideal for a maximum of 8 people “A group of this size is big enough to give ample opportunity for interaction and small enough for everyone to be involved and to feel a sense of the “group” (Corey, 2016).
The idea is that during a session everyone would have the opportunity to participate and share their own experience as parents but still have time to gain insight and learn effective parenting techniques. Having a relatively small number of participants might help to avoid turning the group into a “playground social interaction” among parents, where a lot of common experiences are shared but little learning is happening.
I believe a small group is more adequate for a Parenting Education Group than individual counseling because participants can learn from other parent’s experiences and at the same time feel “normal” as they go through the same challenges.
b) What is your specific population of focus for this group?
For this group, participants must be a father or mother to a child who is no older than 10 years old. Children should not suffer from any mental illness or physical disability.
2. Characteristics of Group Leaders
a) What group leader characteristics are necessary for successful group facilitation?
In this particular case it is important that the group leader has some experience with kids. The leader can be a parent himself or work with children in any way that will give him or her exposure to common problems and challenges that grownups encounter in their daily interactions with children. “The leader should also have the ability to establish solid relationships with others in the group in order to ensure some level of openness from the participants” (Corey, 2016).
Other important traits in a Group Leader:
· Non-defensiveness in coping with criticism
· Openness
· Sense of humor
· Goodwill, genuineness and caring.
b) How does the type and formulation of the group impact your group leader selection and facilitation?
