Reflection On Group Process

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Group Process Reflection 1/24 In our first session we defined what a group is. Consensus was reached that a group had to be more than two people, have a shared goal, and that the members of the group have interdependence. We looked at examples of groups such as family or work groups, and brainstormed a scenario where people at a bus stop witness an accident and how they can become a group as the help the injured person. One person might call 911 and another gets a coat to cover victim, as more people jump in to help the shared goal is to help the injured person and a interdepence can form as they communicate to each other stuff that needs to be done. We discussed how differences in the groups dynamics can affect the effectiveness of the groups …show more content…

Those skills tend to develop in stages as a person matures, and requires direction and practice. Our group exercise was to form our base group and to identify who each of us was individually and where we overlapped as a group. My base group is Derik, Ben, and Nabila (another person joined our group in the next class Samantha). We grouped together randomly based on seating proximity, and at first our group dynamic was awkward at best. The most common thing we had, was that we all enjoyed the american version of the TV show the office. I think I actually embarrassed one of the group members by mentioning his love for his cats. I felt bad about that. In spite of of the mash up quality of our group, everyone seems game to contribute and have a positive working …show more content…

We had to do 2 listing tasks. First we listed the most appropriate goals to govern the best developmental group experiences in order to maximize social development in a democratic society. This was hard, we spent much of the time trying to understand the meaning of what we were listing. There was much back and forth negotiation before we reached somewhat of a consensus. Every member was really engaged although a few members were more vocal and therefore driving the direction of the discussion. The second list was to name clubs and civic organizations. This was easily rattled off. Some of the members took on a bored attitude even disengaging and checking their phones there were more side conversations and joking around. The results of this activity spoke to the S and A in START

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