Part-one: APA Paper 100 POINTS
1. What type of group are you forming? (support, task, psychoeducational, counseling, or psychotherapy) 1 POINT
2. For whom is the group intended? 10 POINTS
______/2 Identify the specific population.
______/2 What do you know about the developmental needs (cognitive and behavioral) of this population?
______/2 What is the cultural mix of the group (age, sex, education, sexual orientation, ethnicity, etc.).
______/2 What are the implications of the mix?
______/2 Why is there a need for such a group?
3. Goals and purposes of the group 10 POINTS
______/5 What are the general goals and purposes of this group?
______/5 What will members gain from participating in it/objectives?
4. What qualifications are required to lead this group? 4 POINTS
______/2 What training or qualification will you/facilitator(s) need to obtain to lead this group?
______/2 How will you go about obtaining the knowledge or skills you will need to explore the topic with group
members?
5. What structure will the group have? -19 POINTS
______/1 Will it be long-term or short term?
______/1 Open or closed group?
______/1 Will new people be allowed to join the group once it has started?
______/1 Is the group composed of voluntary or involuntary members? If it is a mandatory group, what special
considerations must you address?
______/1 How many members will be in the group?
______/1 Where will the group meet?
______/1 How often will it meet?
______/1 How long will each meeting last?
______/2 What screening and selection procedures will be used to recruit members?
______/2 What is your rationale for using these particular recruiting procedures?
______/2 How will the members be prepared for the group experience?
______/5 What ground rules will you establish? Be specific.
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6. Risk factors 6 POINTS
______/2 How will you handle the fact that people may be taking some risks by participating in the group?
______/2 What will you do to safeguard members from unnecessary risks? How will you provide resources?
______/2 Will you take any special precautions with participants who are minors?
7. Topic consideration 20 POINTS
______/5 What topics will be explored in this group?
______/5 What is the rationale for the topic?
______/5 What are your objectives, give measurable and attainable outcomes within a specified time?
______/5 Are meeting times, frequency of meetings and duration of the group reasonable to attain outcomes?
8. Techniques (theoretical approach, starting and ending meeting, use of art, games, sharing, etc.) 24 POINTS
______/14 What techniques will be used?
______/5 Why are these techniques appropriate?
______/5 In what ways can you employ your techniques in a flexible manner to meet the needs of culturally
diverse client populations?
9. Evaluation 6 POINTS
______/3 What evaluation procedures do you plan to use? What is the rationale?
______/3 What follow-up procedures will you use? What is the rationale?
______/100 TOTAL APA PAPER POINTS
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