1. DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF GROUP
(SEQUENTIAL STAGE THEORY)

2. COREY
INITIAL
TRANSITION
WORKING
ENDING

3. TUCKMEN
FORMING
STORMING
NORMING
PERFORMING
ADJOURNING

4. YALOM
ORIENTATION
CONFLICT
COHESIVENESS
MATURITY
TERMINATION

5. INITIAL STAGE CHARACTERISTICS

6. CHARACTERISTICS OF HESITANCY HIDDEN AGENDAS
OTHER FOCUS (ESPECIALLY OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE GROUP
THERE AND THEN VS HERE AND NOW
MISTRUST VS TRUST

7. MEMBER’S CONCERNS (YALOM)
CONFUSION
SEARCH FOR ROLE
ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL (IN OR OUT)
LEVEL OF COMMITMENT
LEVEL OF SELF-DISCLOSURE
HESITANCY AND TESTING
DEPENDENCY ON COUNSELOR

8. MEMBER’S CONCERNS “GOBLET ISSUES” SYMPTOM DESCRIPTION
SEARCH FOR SIMILARITIES
ADVICE SEEKING AND GIVING

9. CREATING TRUST MODELING APPROPRIATE INTERACTION ACTIVE LISTENING
NONVERBALS
EMPATHY
GENUINESS
RESPECT
LINKING THOSE WITH TRUST ISSUES
CARING CONFRONTATION

10. CREATING TRUST IDENTIFYING AND CLARIFYING GOALS
CREATION OF GROUP NORMS
DEGREE OF STRUCTURE
TRUST BUILDING EXERCISES
MAKING THE ROUNDS AND ASKING (SCALING TRUST)

11. DISRUPTION AT EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT
(YALOM)

12. TURNOVER HIGHER IN LONG TERM OPEN-ENDED GROUPS
LOWER IN COMBINED THERAPY SITUATIONS

13. ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY ISSUES
SIGNIFIES RESISTANCE
MUST BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY
MORE THAN ONE INDICATES GROUP COHESIVENESS ISSUES
CONTAGIOUS AND DESTRUCTIVE

14. DEALING WITH : PREGROUP INTERVIEW CHARGING FOR SESSION MISSED
STRESSING IMPORTANCE
GROUP PRESSURE
INDICATION OF HOW CLIENT BEHAVES OUTSIDE OF GROUP

15. DROPOUTS A NUMBER WILL NATURALLY DROPOUT DEVIANCY SUBGROUPING
FEAR OF INTIMACY & DISCLOSURE
EXTERNAL STRESS
INABILITY TO SHARE LEADER

16. DROPOUTS
INADEQUATE PREPARATION
EMOTIONAL CONTAGION

17. PREVENTING DROPOUTS: PROPER SELECTION AND PREPARATION
INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WITH GROUP
REMOVE THEM BEFORE THEY DROP: DO INDIVIDUALLY, DEAL WITH GROUP REACTION, AND EMPHASIZE NONFAILURE