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 (Stacey wrote): If I had to imagine a group that I would lead, I would choose a support group. After reading the text book and the perception of Dyads explained by (Jacobs, 2012) one dyad situation I would use to be helpful would be developing comfort within the group. In many situations individuals may be uncomfortable when in a group session. A dyad is helpful by placing those members into a dyad that way they can talk to just one person (Jacobs, 2012).

The second situation would be using a dyad to warm up and build energy. During this dyad members of the group pair up and discuss certain topic as “what they did this past week” or “what they hope to accomplish within this exercise or attending this group session.” Using this dyad helps the members warm up to each other and the setting of the group session (Jacobs, 2012). Then finally, the last situation I find that would be helpful in using a dyad would be finishing a topic. This dyad helps individuals in the group finish up a topic. This also helps the leader save time and gives everyone a chance to talk in the group (Jacobs, 2012). I would have to say that all three of these dyads used could be vulnerable to my group. First of all, sometimes individuals do not do well automatically being put into group on the first or second session. This could have the opposite effect to my group and end up making some individuals feel even more uncomfortable. Secondly, depending on how the conversations went in my “building energy” dyad some comments may be perceived as “judgmental” and not be effective for anyone in the group and possibly cause some conflict between individuals as well. Finally, when given the opportunity to use the dyad of “finishing a topic” some individuals may switch the conversation of the group to another controversial topic then providing an another avenue of vulnerability to the group.

Reference Jacobs, E. E. (2012). Group counseling: strategies and skills (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson/Brooks/Cole.

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