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Following the completion of your live Support Group Facilitation, reflection using the Support Group Reflection Paper Template provided. The student will evaluate their level of competency demonstrated in preparation, self-reflection, self-correction, and evaluation, use of empathy and interpersonal skills, facilitation of transitions and endings, and effective oral and written communication.

Introduction

Introducing the purpose of this paper.

Preparation

Briefly explain how you prepared for the facilitation experience. Describe how you used supervision or consultation in planning your group facilitation. Did you consult the textbook, discuss ideas with your group or a friend, ask the professor, etc.?

Group Goals and Session Goals

Type out the goals for your overall support group. Explain how your topic (cultivating healthy relationships and support as we are emerging social workers.) relates to the overarching goals of the group. What did you hope to accomplish with this session?

Icebreaker: ( What relationships either in the Bible or in your own life have inspired you most? )

How did it relate to the topic? Was it effective in engaging every participant?

Relevant Content and Material

Explain briefly any material that you presented. Did it succeed in providing meaningful material to prompt group discussion?

Activities/Exercises

Explain the exercises you utilized. For each activity, explain:

Why did you select those activities?
Did they help you accomplish your goal? Share observations of the group to support your assertions. Please note that typically some exercises work really well and help move the group closer to meeting one or more of its goals. Other exercises may not have gone as well as you intended.
Which activities were most valuable? Which ones might be omitted or modified to better meet your goal?

Group Members' Responses

In what ways did the group go well? In what ways did it not? Any dynamics that either especially helpful or counterproductive in developing group cohesion?

Is there anything you could do in the future to help facilitate an even better dynamic?

Overall Strengths in Facilitation Skills

Describe THREE (3) strengths of your facilitation. See the Facilitation Instructions and the Evaluation Form for ideas of categories on which to assess your strengths and needs. How specifically do you feel that these strengths contributed to the effectiveness of the group? Use at least one reference to a course text to support your answer.

Areas of Needed Growth and Development in Facilitation Skills

Describe THREE (3) areas in which you feel you still need to grow regarding group

facilitation.

Use the Facilitation Instructions and the Evaluation Form for ideas of categories on which to assess your strengths and needs.

What specifically could you do to improve in those three areas. Use at least one reference to a course text to support your answer.

Use of Empathy and other Interpersonal Skills

Describe your use of these skills and the degree of their effectiveness. Use the Facilitation Instructions and the Evaluation Form to help you self-assess. Identify one area in which you'd like to continue to grow.

Experience with Co-facilitator

Briefly describe your partnership with your co-facilitator - from preparation through co-facilitation and the self-evaluation process. Did the work feel balanced? How was the communication? Identify strengths and also at least one area where you could have more effectively contributed to the partnership.