Ten Tips for the Facilitation of Virtual Groups

Guth, Lorraine J.; Pepper, Emily L.; Stephens, Adam F.; Pollard-Kosidowski, Brittany L.; Garrow, Jessica

doi:10.1080/01933922.2021.1984620

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“…In addition, eliciting client feedback of the virtual experiences and of their sense of group cohesion during an online group experience seems essential (Guth et al, 2021 ). Particular attention should be paid, in future studies, to the impacts of client-counselor differences via online venues.…”

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“…In response to such challenges, the Association for Specialists in Group Work published a set of comprehensive tips for effective virtual group facilitation (Guth et al, 2021 ). Recommended tactics focused on ensuring competent counselor and member communication and cohesion building in an online environment.…”

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“…Recommended tactics focused on ensuring competent counselor and member communication and cohesion building in an online environment. Examples of directives included initially promoting client practice with online communication functions such as the chat, online whiteboards, and the muting button (Guth et al, 2021 ), and slowly adding a variety of communication tools over time. The authors also recommended the use of ongoing check-ins to verify client satisfaction with the group and the online venue (Guth et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…Examples of directives included initially promoting client practice with online communication functions such as the chat, online whiteboards, and the muting button (Guth et al, 2021 ), and slowly adding a variety of communication tools over time. The authors also recommended the use of ongoing check-ins to verify client satisfaction with the group and the online venue (Guth et al, 2021 ). Accordingly, experts in online group practices urged counselors to understand clients may need time and training to adjust to an online venue, and counselors can normalize its unique functions through ongoing reminders (CTAC, 2020 ).…”

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Working Across Differences While Online: Examining the Experience of Facilitating a Virtual Group

Havlik

Malott

Gamerman

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Int J Adv Counselling

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A growing body of literature illustrates the benefits of online groups for clients, but few studies have examined counselors’ experience facilitating such groups, particularly in regard to counselor work with clients of differing sociodemographic traits. In this study, graduate-level counseling students facilitated two psychoeducational college counseling groups via an online platform. Groups were tailored for Black and/or African American first-generation college students (FGCS) enrolled in urban high schools. Facilitator experiences using an online platform and counseling across sociodemographic variables were explored. Themes included barriers to cohesion building, difficulty of power/oppression discussions via a virtual setting, and adjusting tactics and expectations.

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Working Across Differences While Online: Examining the Experience of Facilitating a Virtual Group

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Malott

Gamerman

et al. 2022

Int J Adv Counselling

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“…Facilitation. Team projects which engage participants in creating, discovering, and applying learning insights (Guth, Pepper, 2021).…”

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Mathematical Method for Evaluation of E-Learning Competitiveness of Educational Companies

Chaplynska¹,

Zhytkevych

Gabriela

2022

BJES

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The purpose of the article is to analyze the parameters of the educational sector on a global scale, to summarize and present the differences in investments, Internet penetration in the educational sphere in different countries, and to show the impact of COVID-19 on global education. The article highlights educational digital transformations and innovations in different countries, the development of e-learning and new tools and means that have been developed during the COVID waves. The article offers the basic concepts and characteristics for e-learning management of Ukrainian educational companies using effective management and mathematical tools and means. Methodology. To analyze relevant quantitative and qualitative data on e-learning management, a literature review, observation and research methodology, and comparison were used. Stratification and decomposition approaches are used to develop a model for assessing the competitiveness of e-learning educational enterprises. Research results show that the educational field requires new technologies, tools and equipment. Various e-learning platforms and massive open online courses have shown significant effectiveness during the pandemic. At the same time, a significant number of challenges remain: Internet penetration in different countries, investment in the development of learning equipment, the quality of e-learning materials, the ability to teach and learn with all the necessary tools and equipment, and access to devices. Educational companies that understood the trends in time and were able to change their products accordingly have gained additional profits. This study contributes to the evaluation of the competitiveness of e-learning educational companies and organizations. The results of the study were used to further develop the proposed model. The proposed model has six functions that describe the main aspects of a typical domestic educational enterprise. Practical implications. In the context of digital transformation and innovation, companies and countries must understand what tasks they need to solve, what problems to avoid, and find the best way to develop their own activities. These ideas have been developed into a model, which in this study is based on mathematical fuzzy logic and the Hopfield neural network. Value/originality. The model can be implemented in the Ukrainian domestic educational market by companies in order to develop and improve their competitive strategy.

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A Phenomenological Study of Group Facilitators’ Experiences: A Mindfulness-based Wellbeing Group for International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Xiong

Prasath

Zhang

et al. 2023

The Journal for Specialists in Group Work

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Ten Tips for the Facilitation of Virtual Groups

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Working Across Differences While Online: Examining the Experience of Facilitating a Virtual Group

Working Across Differences While Online: Examining the Experience of Facilitating a Virtual Group

Mathematical Method for Evaluation of E-Learning Competitiveness of Educational Companies

A Phenomenological Study of Group Facilitators’ Experiences: A Mindfulness-based Wellbeing Group for International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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