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Reflection #2 Health Management and Maintenance

Yesterday, I facilitated a group on health management and maintenance. Although I was nervous to lead group by myself, I felt it went well. I think the group members were engaging and benefited from the session. I led off with a warm-up activity where the members wrote down favorite food, drink, physical activity, and leisure activity and later guessed who wrote what. I think this was fun for the group members, but if I was leading a group where the members didn't know each other well this would not be an appropriate warm-up activity.

I think the activity I chose was good in facilitating the group goals. It allowed the members to reflect on their health and wellness and feed off of the other group members answers to questions. I didn't think about it prior to leading group, but Jenga can be a high stress game. I worried that the members were having a difficult time relaxing. You would want to know your clients before you would choose this activity for a group.

Following the activity, we reflected on our wellness barriers and brainstormed ways to overcome these barriers. I like to do this in groups because I think it is a great way to hear about strategies from other people that you may want to use.

Overall, I think this was a good learning experience. I still have work to do in becoming more comfortable and relaxed while leading a group, but I think that will come with more experience. I look forward to using these skills as an OT!

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  1. Professor SasseFebruary 27, 2018 at 2:48 PM

    Sometimes what I wish the most is that I could give you all the ability to step outside of yourself and realize the amazing ways that you have grown, and the ways I can see your skills for leading and facilitating groups increasing and improving. You are correct that this will continue to improve over time, but I must say that you have already improved by leaps and bounds in your capacity to think on your feet, and in your confidence levels. Thank you for sharing this Blog.

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