Discussion - Develop a plan for a group that you would like

Discussion Board

Develop a plan for a group that you would like to lead at some point,or have led within the past six months. This plan should be written as though you were preparing to present it to your field instructor, administrator, or work unit to enlist their approval. 

Describe the following elements and the rationale for your decisions based on theoretical or empirical grounds:

• Overall group purpose.
• Group work model to be used, and rationale for using this group model with this population.
• Ethical considerations.
• Strategies for recruitment of members.
• In the case of an actual group that you led, brief description of agency and how group fits in with agency mission.
• Selection criteria for members, including rationale for homogenous or heterogeneous group.
• Group size.
• Open or closed membership.
• Specific techniques, curricula, or other interventions or activities that you will use with this group, including methods of addressing cross-cultural issues. (The more specific examples that you give for what you would actually do in the sessions, the better.) 
• Frequency and duration of meetings.
• Possible fees and/or costs to agency.
• Identify methods of evaluating the effectiveness of a group in helping members to achieve their goals.
• Cite 4 different relevant references.