After you view the Group Counseling With Inmates: San Quentin Prison video in Week 2: Group Leadership SkillsLinks to an external site., draft a 3–4 page paper that analyzes the group facilitators’ performance when addressing issues related to group engagement and in-group authority.
Please structure your paper according to the following outline:
Group Summary.
Summarize the group therapy session.
Group Engagement.
Explain facilitator use of empathy and interpersonal skills to create a strong group foundation in the first session.
Cite specific examples.
Evaluate how facilitators recognize diversity within the group to shape practice at the mezzo level.
Cite specific examples.
Explain facilitator handling of co-facilitation to guide professional behavior.
Cite specific examples.
Describe facilitator use of self-regulation to monitor personal values, beliefs, and behaviors that limit effectiveness.
Cite specific examples.
Explain risks if the facilitator does not monitor personal values, beliefs, and behaviors.
Group Authority.
Evaluate oral communication skills demonstrated by the facilitators, including:
Using effective communication to manage effective transitions.
Using effective communication to protect confidentiality.
Analyze facilitators’ overall performance, including:
Ability to assess group members’ strengths, needs, and challenges.
Ability to make constructive suggestions for improvement.
Evaluate how facilitators apply evidence-based methods or interventions to inform practice.