After attending a 12-step meeting, I can see how it is beneficial to my learning of the group process. In this particular meeting, I felt the leader took on more of an advisory role because he was a passive leader and did not provide a lot of structure to the group. The group session was more of an open discussion. He led the group off by asking what everyone wanted to talk about that day which encouraged group members to participate. I think it was a good way to get started and allow the group to guide the session. I think because the environment was a nice, quiet, church building, maybe members were more comfortable. There weren't any distractions such as traffic or hallway noises which I think helped the focus of the members.
I think this group session was therapeutic because the members were able to talk about their feelings in an open format, and I think any time someone shares their thoughts or feelings it is therapeutic. I did reflect on maybe some differences if this were an occupational therapy group session. I thought it was interesting to compare. I know that most of the groups we have had in class are more structured than this particular group session. Also, the goals of the group may be a little different if it were an occupational therapy group. I believe the type of this group was psychodynamic because it allowed people to explore their feelings a maybe learn why they do the things they do. This was a great experience and beneficial to my learning.
I think this group session was therapeutic because the members were able to talk about their feelings in an open format, and I think any time someone shares their thoughts or feelings it is therapeutic. I did reflect on maybe some differences if this were an occupational therapy group session. I thought it was interesting to compare. I know that most of the groups we have had in class are more structured than this particular group session. Also, the goals of the group may be a little different if it were an occupational therapy group. I believe the type of this group was psychodynamic because it allowed people to explore their feelings a maybe learn why they do the things they do. This was a great experience and beneficial to my learning.
Excellent and heartfelt Blog post, well done! I appreciate the comparison between this group and how a similar one that was facilitated by an OT might look and feel. I am sure that there would be many more similarities than differences.
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