These case vignettes illustrate some issues that are likely to…

belvigadarcianeThese case vignettes illustrate some issues that are likely to…These case vignettes illustrate some issues that are likely to arise during the transition stage of a group. They are designed to give you practice in thinking about strategies and interventions to enhance the transition phase of a group’s development. Review each vignette and answer the questions that follow. The Overly Emotional Person. Scott appears to seize every opportunity he has in the group to ventilate. It appears that he never runs out of personal issues that result in anger, tears, resentment, or some form of catharsis. A couple of other members ap¬proach you out of group and tell you they are uncomfortable with Scott’s emotionality, yet they are afraid to confront him because they don’t want to hurt him. Although they felt compassionate for a time, they are now beginning to distrust his continual display of emotion.What would you say to the two members who approached you outside the group with these concerns about Scott? If you felt that Scott’s catharsis was a defense and a form of resistance, how would you work with him in group? A Member Who Engages in Storytelling. Hank says that he feels like leaving the group and not returning again. The members have just confronted him on what they see as his frustrating pattern of telling endless stories. Some members told Hank that they tuned him out because he tended to lose them in his detailed stories. In a tearful manner, Hank says, “I’m angry at this group! You tell me to be open and honest, and that’s what I’ve been trying to do. I don’t know how to tell you people about my¬self other than the way I have been going about it. But when I do tell you about myself, you all jump on my case and tell me I’m out of line by storytelling. Not only am I mad, but that really hurts. So, I feel like just calling it quits.” As a leader, how might you intervene on Hank’s intention to leave the group?Would you want to say anything to the members who confronted Hank about their reactions to his detailed stories? If you were frustrated by Hank’s pattern of telling stories about others in his life, how would this affect your intervention with him and with the other members of the group? How might you work with Hank’s anger and his hurt? What are some things you would hope to teach Hank? Social SciencePsychology