Processing group events: A conceptual map for leaders

Demonstrating Group Process Using12 Angry Men

“…Also, students might be asked how they could best help group members in the film to reflect on the aforementioned experience. Stockton et al (2000) defined this reflective process, which they referred to as processing, as: capitalizing on significant happenings in the here-and-now interactions of the group to help members reflect on the meaning of their experience; better understand their own thoughts, feelings, and actions; and generalize what is learned to their life outside the group (p. 344).…”

“…Stockton, Morran, and Nitza (2000) noted that the first step in process illumination is for group leaders to decide whether a particular incident needs to be processed. The incident that most trainees thought was the most significant involved Juror 3 (George C. Scott).…”

Self-Talk of Group Counselors: The Research of Rex Stockton

“…Since groups are extremely complex and are therefore rich with potential events upon which a group leader could focus, Stockton wondered how group leaders determine which group events are most important. Stockton, Morran, and Gibson-Nitza (2000) described the hypothesized manner in which group leaders identify important group events. Stockton, Morran, and Gibson-Nitza (2000) decided to refer to important group events as critical incidents, which were defined early on by Cohen and Smith (1976) as events ''judged important enough for the group leader to consciously and explicitly consider to act in a specific way that is assumed to have an important impact on the group.''…”

“…Stockton, Morran, and Gibson-Nitza (2000) described the hypothesized manner in which group leaders identify important group events. Stockton, Morran, and Gibson-Nitza (2000) decided to refer to important group events as critical incidents, which were defined early on by Cohen and Smith (1976) as events ''judged important enough for the group leader to consciously and explicitly consider to act in a specific way that is assumed to have an important impact on the group.'' Stockton, Morran, & Gibson-Nitza suggested that there are certain general indicators of critical incidents, including conflicts in the group, events eliciting heightened emotional reactions from members, and emotional self-disclosures.…”

Formative research on the Heuristic Task Analysis process

“…The nature of group counseling varies depending on the nature of the group that the leader facilitates, and this study focused on the counseling process for personal growth groups. The personal growth group is intended to help relatively healthy people to explore personal issues with which most people struggle at various transition periods in life and thus to function better on an interpersonal level (Stockton, Morran, & Nitza, 2000).…”