Introduction
The effectiveness of a group is dependent on various contextual and individual factors including but not limited to the setting, its members and leadership style. As this paper will demonstrate, the reason this particular group was so effective in its purpose was because both the participants and the environment were not only complimentary, but also heartening to the therapeutic alliance. The members of this psychoeducational group were selected on their common interest of becoming peer mentors. Initially many members presented with fears and anxieties on how they would relate to other members of the group but by the end of the group there was a good acceptance level through this reciprocal therapeutic alliance. Nevertheless, these results would not be possible if it was not for Allen and Janice’s transformational leadership style. Therefore, this paper will involve a thorough examination of interpersonal and intrapersonal contextual structure of the group and leadership style utilized to facilitate this group.
Group Dynamics Members sought knowledge and skills for their future role as a peer mentor in order to offer
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Systems Theory helps people to understand their experience in relation to the many systems in their lives (Luenberger, 1979). The members of this group walked in initially timid, believing they had nothing in common with their fellow classmates yet, by the end of the first session noticed that they shared similar values, beliefs and goals. The video demonstrated this sort of environmental adaption through the ‘circle exercise’ where members primarily anxious and uncertain of the expectations of the group moved closer to the middle demonstrating a sense of