Tuckman's Five Stages Of Group Interaction

Sunday night I was in the kitchen drafting out my outline for this paper and I got up to stretch around roughly one A.M, and then it happened. 10 gunshots fired within a 30 m range of my household, my stomach sank, I was praying that nobody got hurt and thankfully no one did. My community is one of the most important things in my life even though its subject to drugs and violence; it is where I volunteered, met some of my best friends, went to school, and grew into the adult I am today. Within every community or group of people, they all share something in common whether that is values, religion, interests, or identity. The key thing that we share within my community is that family comes first and that we are all family. So when I heard …show more content…
For instance, the size of the community group can order for different styles of speech such as didactic or facultative. Another component is the demographics of the group such as age, gender, their level of education, interests, and motivations. These components shape how the group interacts with one another and the overall group dynamic. There are individuals within a group that are both going to be constructive or destructive, and the dietitian’s job is to help facilitate a constructive group. Therefore, Tuckman’s (1965) five stages of group process need to be kept in mind. In the beginning, the dietitian helps to form a nurturing group and then begins to probe challenging questions in order to help brainstorm. After brainstorming it helps to establish the focus the community wants to achieve, and then others will begin to work actively together. The goal of any community work is to try and obtain any small progress to reach everyone’s goals. This all does not happen in one day, and for dietitians who are stationed in communities for some time will then begin to feel a part of the community. The process requires a lot of organizing in order to bring people together to collectively change the system with the proper resources they …show more content…
It requires a lot of practice, patience, and creative ideas but the positive outcomes outweigh all of the straining work. Communities are diverse and require special attention as patients with the requirement of breaking down barriers. With some of the techniques I mentioned above and involvement in different communities, will it then help a dietitian work with any type of community group. Communities mean a lot to people and it can be a mutual benefit when working with one. It allows you as the dietitian to gain insight from the group, and in turn, the group receives information from you. My community is very important to me and there are many people who work within it in order to promote youth involvement, help with those who suffer drug and substance abuse, and also food insecure issues that some members may face. I hope that in the future that as a community we are able to effectively invoke change for the betterment of our health and well-being. In addition, that the acceptance of external workers is