Reference no: EM132820990

1. Mention a few problems and issues typically faced by beginning group leaders.

2. In what way is empathy a skill? Why is it important for a leader to possess this skill?

3. During a screening interview, a prospective group member asks you: "Will whatever I say be kept confidential?

4. In a group conducted in a prison setting, an experienced group leader senses how counterproductive enforced group therapy is. In an attempt to lessen the members' resistance, she tells them that she does not want anybody in the group who is not willing to participate freely in the sessions. She neglects to inform them that their refusal to attend group sessions will be documented and will be considered in the decision about their release. Thus, members are operating under the false assumptions that they are free to attend or not to attend and that they are really operating under freedom of choice.

a) What do you think of the ethics of this group leader?

b) Did this leader's desire for an effective group justify her practice? Explain.

c) How might you achieve the goals of a working group without infringing on the rights of those who are required to attend group sessions?

d) Do you think members can benefit from a group experience even if they are mandated to attend? Why or Why not?