discussion response 9
After reading Jacobs, Schimmel, Masson, & Harvill (2014), I think that I may would lead a support group for teenagers and/or young adults that wish to overcome their substance abuse because this cause is near and dear to my heart. In working at a juvenile detention facility, I see on a constant basis that there is a need for support groups created specifically for teens and young adults that wish to overcome their substance abuse because not only does being a teenager and/or young adult carry with it unique issues and challenges but so does becoming addicted to various substances. In my personal experience as a youth care worker, I have heard clients talk about abusing both illicit substances such as cocaine and heroin and prescription drugs such as Xanax, Ritalin, andAdderall. Thereafter, I do my absolute best to stress to these individuals that these substances can lead to addiction and other negative consequences if they do not see the error of their ways and get help for their problem. I truly hope that in talking to them about the dangers of abusing these substances that I am helping them to see that ceasing use would help them in the long run.
As I have learned from viewing the Corey, Corey, & Hayes (2014) DVD and completing the workbook, dyads can be useful in group counseling in that “working in pairs facilitates member interaction because talking to one person seems less threatening than addressing the entire group” (pp 18-19). Also, as discussed by Jacobs et al (2014), dyads are “immensely valuable in that they can be used for so many different purposes” (p 216). Of the eight dyad situations listed by Jacobs et al (2014), I believe that the three most beneficial dyad situations would be developing comfort, warming up and building energy, and providing leader/member interaction. In leading the support group for teenagers and/or young adults that wish to overcome their substance abuse, I would utilize the developing comfort dyad situation during the first couple of meetings to allow members to get to know each other on a more personal level so that they won’t be as nervous about sharing with the group when we get to that point in the counseling process. Relatedly, I would also utilize the warming up and building energy dyad situation in the initial stages of the group to facilitate communication among members. Additionally, I would also use this dyad situation to introduce new topics of discussion such as how each individual members’ substance abuse has affected their families before we move back to sharing within the group. The third dyad situation that I would utilize in leading this support group would be the leader/member interaction dyad. I would utilize this type of dyad if I saw that I needed to spend more time with an individual member or if I wanted to know more about the different members.
In closing, I just wanted to say that I learned a lot from this course and I am very thankful for being able to learn more about group counseling!
References
Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Haynes, R. (2014). Groups in action: Evolution and challenges
(2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Jacobs, E. E., Schimmel, C. J., Masson, R. L., & Harvill, R. L. (2015). Group counseling: Strategies
and skills (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
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