Group Session 7
Sandy Kamel
Kutztown University
Submitted to:
Professor Brenner
COU 546: Fall 2015
September 20, 2015
Facilitation Discussion 2
Group Session 7
Initial Experience as a Group Facilitator During our first group session, the topic was based on rapport building. This was the very first group I have conducted at Kutztown and I believe that as a group we have built that rapport. We are now entering group session seven, and with each group held, we have continued to grow closer and closer as a group. Our bond has become very close within our group, and we now feel more open and comfortable sharing events or discussing feelings and emotions with each other. The goal of my first group was to build …show more content…
I am a very shy and quiet person. I would be described as very introverted if we were taking a personality assessment. I was very nervous preparing for my group and also during the group session. My initial theme was rapport building and I utilized ice breakers and an emotions game that incorporated chocolate, in order to allow my group members to feel more comfortable during that very first group session. Also in my first discussion, I discussed the roles of a leader and how important it was for a leader to allow other members to feel comfortable in their own skin. I feel like I accomplished this in my group and hopefully I allowed my members to have this …show more content…
At the beginning of group, I would like to ask my group a few questions as an ice breaker. These questions are ones like, what is your favorite superhero, or tell me about a childhood memory. These questions are to help get everyone back into group mode. Once we are finished with these questions, I chose an activity called “fingerprint poem”. In this activity, each group member will receive a fingerprint and inside the lines they will describe themselves in words, phrases, or poetry. The description can be good aspects or bad aspects of personality and what they feel is their true identity. Once we are finished with the fingerprints, each member will get a chance to sit facing the group with their backs against the white board. While a member is in this position, the rest of the group members will write words or phrases on the board on how they view this person. The person will then be able to read the fingerprint they created and compare those words to the words the group members wrote on the