The work below has been written by another student. Please reply to it by providing at least 250-270 words, apa format, and at least 2 citations. Thanks ( Topic: After reading Jacobs et al., think of a group you may lead and then think of 3 dyad situations that would be helpful. Be sure to discuss how each of the 3 chosen uses of dyads would be valuable to your group. Make sure to properly cite your sources and reference your citations at the end.

Student (Harper wrote):

Three Uses of Dyads in a Postpartum Support Group I learned from my experience during this class that attending a support group can be a very stressful experience for people. I consider myself to be an extrovert and fairly confident person, yet I was full of nerves attending my first meeting at Celebrate Recovery, so I can only imagine what a more introverted person might feel. The use of dyads can help decrease this tension and warm members up to a new group (Jacobs, Masson, Harvill, & Schimmel, 2012). With this in mind, I believe dyads would be a great way to get moms struggling with postpartum issues to warm up to one another and relax if they were paired with another woman during the first session. I would ask them to introduce themselves and their new baby and share something that surprised them about motherhood.

This is just one use of dyads. Dyads can also be used to help members focus in on a certain topic and discuss it one on one with someone else, which is less intimidating than sharing with a large group (Jacobs, Masson, Harvill, & Schimmel, 2012). In a support group for postpartum women, I think dyads would be useful to help the women discuss the changes that motherhood has brought to their lives. I would ask the women to pair up and discuss what has been the most unexpected change to their lives since becoming mothers. I would also ask them to be prepared to share their responses with the group. Another use for dyads is it allows all of the members to have a chance to engage and discuss a topic that is winding down (Jacobs, Masson, Harvill, & Schimmel, 2012). After presenting information on ideas for coping with the challenges of motherhood, dyads could be used to allow each woman a chance to share with another woman which of the strategies presented seems most useful to her and why. This would also each woman a chance to take some time to process what they’ve heard about coping strategies and then try to think through how one may truly benefit her life. Dyads are useful in so many ways and a great tool for group work. Reference Jacobs, E. E., Masson, R. L., Harvill, R. L., & Schimmel, C. J. (2012). Group counseling: Interventions and techniques (7th, International ed.). Canada: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.