N'3334 Introduction to Population Focused Practice

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N.3334 Introduction to Population Focused Practice

• The Group Process

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Working With Groups in the Community
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We really need to become experts at group work!
(i.e. population focus)
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Groups - An Inexpensive Mode

• To Communicate
• To Face Issues
• To Handle Concerns

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Groups Form for Various Reasons

• Purposes clear
• Purposes vague
• Natural affinity
• Collective interests
• Task accomplishment

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Group A Definition

• Collection of interacting individuals who have a
  common purpose or purposes.
• Key Elements
• --Member interaction
• --Group purpose

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Four Examples of Groups

• Families
• Response to a need
• Spontaneous
• Health promotion groups

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How do purpose and interaction differ in
these examples?
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Established Groups

• Membership ties influence individuals!
• Same norms from group to group

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How Community Health Nurses

• Utilize the Group Approach

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Ways Groups can be used to meet the
biopsychosocial needs of clients (Loomis, 79)

• 1. Support Support groups
• help to manage situational
• and maturational crises.

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• 2. Task Accomplishment Larger scale projects
  need coalitions--interdisciplinary
• community action groups

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3. SocializationSituational and maturational
crises (death, divorce, chronic disease,
retirement) can cause pain and isolation.
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4. Learning/Behavior Change

• Learning complete new methods of functioning and
  life-styles.

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5. Human Relations Training

• --Assertiveness Training
• --Sexuality Workshops
• --Human Relations
• --Skills Training

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6. Psychotherapy--insight and behavior change

• --Clients are discontented
• --Needs EXPERT guidance!
• --Non-voluntary groups
• --Therapy groups treat

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Developing a Group

• Establish common need(s)
• Set objectives
• Contact appropriate candidates
• Contract

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Setting is Everything!

• Easily accessible
• Near target population
• Safe after dark
• Privacy and warmth
• Consistently available

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Effective Group Leadership

• Facilitates benefits (objectives)
• Viable atmosphere
• Oversees group growth
• Oversees individual growth

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Motivational Group Growth Principles

• see handout

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Group Process Exercise

• Stop Tape and refer to group process exercise
  guidelines