Group Reflective Report
The two insights that were pointed out that during this session was the long road that I have for dealing with conflict in which group think can still take over and people be hesitant to act when they would normally not hesitate to act. During the session a member who everyone knows has extreme anxiety issues and has a companion animal at their side opened and shared an incredibly vulnerable part of their life. The one fact that is understood by everyone in that room is that people with anxiety or other mental issues do not like to be put in spotlight regardless of the situation. Especially, if that spotlight has found them in a vulnerable state. When this individual stalled out and did not appear to want to share a member of the group asked if they could do an exercise. When this was stated I understood this to be incorrect given that one, time was running out and two, this person does not need to be singled out in the group dynamic. However, I allowed this to happen thinking someone else would step
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I understand that I can never know everything and be prepared for everything is a false manner in thinking. My main goal after this experience would be that I learn as much as possibly knowing that my education never ends. Furthermore, that the only thing I can control is genuinely being there fore my clients and others who give me the gift of trust. Two interventions that were used that I enjoyed was the checking in phase of the session is incredibly helpful in that everyone must speak, and the conversations can derive from a person weekly worries. The other intervention is that linking of group members issues and the group members feeling comfortable to discuss with each other enabling the other group member a chance to engage and discuss
I understand that I can never know everything and be prepared for everything is a false manner in thinking. My main goal after this experience would be that I learn as much as possibly knowing that my education never ends. Furthermore, that the only thing I can control is genuinely being there fore my clients and others who give me the gift of trust. Two interventions that were used that I enjoyed was the checking in phase of the session is incredibly helpful in that everyone must speak, and the conversations can derive from a person weekly worries. The other intervention is that linking of group members issues and the group members feeling comfortable to discuss with each other enabling the other group member a chance to engage and discuss