Personal and Professional Development in Group Processing

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Final Summative Narrative for Group Processing My development into a professional counselor is a more complex process than I had originally thought. Not only do I need to learn multiple concepts, theories and methods but also my personal development is required. During this class, Group Processing, I have learned many things and have begun the process of incorporating these new experiences and ideas into who I am and what I believe. To help evaluate what I have been taught this Block, I will use Bloom’s Taxonomy. His concepts of affective and cognitive domain learning will be applied. I will also incorporate Fowler’s model of spiritual development to help understand my own personal spiritual development. Finally, I will use all of this …show more content…

This is where and how new information is learned (Clark, 2015). Three group concepts that have impacted me to such an extent that I will change the way I approach group therapy in the future is the role of group members that are monopolizer’s or silent, how these types of group members impede group growth was also learned, and an understanding of group formation on a deeper level was also achieved (Gladding, 2012). A reoccurring theme throughout my journals was the issue of having one monopolizer in our group. According, to Gladding (2012) one can dominant the conversation for many reasons, one reason being an underlying anxiety. In the group setting having a monopolizer can initially offer relief for the other members because they are not required to participate as much (Gladding, 2012). This definitely applies to me. Because, in addition to our group having one monopolizer, it had one silent member…me! There are many reasons a member can be silent. These reasons include to cover hostility, or because the member is “nonassertive, reflective, shy, or just slow in assessing their thoughts and feelings” (Gladding, 2012, p. 96). In analyzing why I was quiet during most of the meetings I believe it had to do with being nonassertive and slow to figure out my thoughts and feelings. Ultimately, this experience brought some feelings to the surface that will be examined further in the next section of this …show more content…

This type of learning focus’s more on one’s emotions and attitude (Clark, 2015). This is how this class impacted me the most. The group setting is such a great place to work out personal issues. I have problems with asserting myself in the group setting, particularly on Zoom. In personal counseling I could be given tips on how to overcome that anxiety, but in the group setting I can actually practice it. For me the emotional feeling of being uncomfortable not speaking is worse than the stress that speaking up causes. Thus, I was able to incorporate this personal growth into the

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