PLANNING THE GROUP
          PLANNING THE GROUP
    Planning includes:  
       Planning includes:  
        Forming the group
         Forming the group
        On-going adjustments
         On-going adjustments
       Forming the  Group:
       Forming the  Group:
        Individual
          Individual
        Group as a Whole
          Group as a Whole
        Environment
          Environment
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       PLANNING THE GROUP
    Planning Model for Group Work:
     Planning Model for Group Work:
     1.  Establishing the Group’s Purpose
     1.  Establishing the Group’s Purpose
     2.  Assessing Potential Sponsorship
     2.  Assessing Potential Sponsorship
     3.  Recruiting Members
     3.  Recruiting Members
     4.  Composing the Group
     4.  Composing the Group
     5.  Orienting Members
     5.  Orienting Members
     6.  Contracting
     6.  Contracting
     7.  Preparing the Environment
     7.  Preparing the Environment
     8.  Reviewing the literature
     8.  Reviewing the literature
     9.  Selecting monitoring and evaluation tools
     9.  Selecting monitoring and evaluation tools
     10. Preparing a written group proposal
     10. Preparing a written group proposal
     11.  Planning virtual groups  
     11.  Planning virtual groups  
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    PLANNING THE GROUP
  1.  Establishing the Group’s Purpose:
  1.  Establishing the Group’s Purpose:
     -  Statement of Purpose – answers 
     -  Statement of Purpose – answers 
     “What are we doing here together? And 
     “What are we doing here together? And 
     helps prevent lack of direction.
     helps prevent lack of direction.
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    PLANNING THE GROUP
   Statement of Purpose includes:
   Statement of Purpose includes:
     - Information on problems or issues to 
     - Information on problems or issues to 
   address
   address
     - Range of individual and group goals 
     - Range of individual and group goals 
   to accomplish
   to accomplish
     - How individuals and group might work 
     - How individuals and group might work 
   together
   together
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    PLANNING THE GROUP
  Statement of purpose can be:
  Statement of purpose can be:
   Group-Worker-Generated
   Group-Worker-Generated
   Agency-Staff-Generated
   Agency-Staff-Generated
   Member-Generated
   Member-Generated
   Community-Generated
   Community-Generated