Assignment Instructions
Now that you have examined the literature and developed the structure for your proposed group, it is time to put the pieces together. Assume your supervisor has asked you to assemble all your work to present to the rest of the clinical team. Consider the feedback you have received from the previous assignments and complete the following:
Section 1: Compare and contrast the applicability of different group leadership or facilitation styles and approaches (revise from Unit 3 assignment).
Section 2: Integrate theoretical orientation and group leadership and facilitation styles into the group structure and development processes and support choices with recent academic research (revise from Unit 7 assignment).
Section 3: Based on your analysis of the research, develop a succinct plan appropriate for the selected group topic and population. Include session activities and interventions aligning with measurable group outcomes established in Unit 7 assignment. Make sure that your plan:
Addresses key ethical and legal issues (revise from Unit 3 assignment).
Incorporates multicultural and diversity awareness, knowledge, and skills (revise from Unit 3 assignment).
Is based on a specific major counseling theory.
Supports therapeutic factors of a group in the working stage (see Chapter 5 of your Group Counseling: Concepts and Procedures text ).
Use the Unit 9 Assignment Paper Template and other helpful links in Resources to prepare your assignment. Be sure to review the assignment scoring guide before submitting your completed assignment to ensure that you meet all criteria.
Submission Requirements
Your Group Proposal should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication must be grammatically correct and free of errors that detract from the overall message. Writing should be consistent with graduate-level scholarship.
APA formatting: Title page, main body, and references should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
Number of resources: Minimum of 10 scholarly resources. Distinguished submissions typically exceed this minimum.
Length of paper: 1012 typed, double-spaced pages plus title and reference pages. Abstract and Table of Contents are not necessary.
Font: Times New Roman, 12 point.
