able to engage with the members as they are learning to conversate with each other. As a group
leader, I engage and facilitate my group in learning ways they can cope with present factors and
stressors in their life. Being a leader in a group and a client as taught me how a good group is
facilitated. I learned how the group process is conducted and in return I can now facilitate my
own group.
PERSONAL REFLECTION
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Being a Potential Group Leader
In this class I was taught the challenges you will face as a group leader. I would also need
to work on myself as a counselor and as a client to become a successful group leader. Some
things that help as a counselor and leader of a group is being an active listener and summarizing,
working on also being able to engage well with the group and ask questions that allow them to
move from different stages can be also helpful in the group. Facilitating the group in building
conversations and keeping them going as they die down can help the client learn to explore their
emotions in that moment. Being a group leader is something I look forward to in the future.
What I Need to be a Good Group Leader
To become a better group leader this writer has many things that can be improves. This
writer believes that she needs to build confidence, better develop skills such as the connection of
feelings, and the use of restating. As a facilitator, this writer, easily jumped through topic of
