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pragya sharda · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

Why is it imperative for leaders to assess and monitor members' interaction styles during the first session of the group?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following is false as it applies to the practice of solution-focused brief therapy?

a. Individuals who come to therapy have the capability of behaving effectively.
b. There are advantages to a positive focus on solutions and on the future.
c. Clients want to change, have the capacity to change, and are doing their best to make change happen.
d. Using techniques in therapy is a way of discounting a client's capacity to find his or her own way.

AmberC1996 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 30, 2018

Answer to Question 1

It is important to monitor members' interaction styles during the first session to get a better understanding of how members participate in the group setting to make better leadership decisions and to plan for future sessions. Members who are negative or who dominate may need to be cut off. Members who are shy, quiet, or withdrawn may need to be drawn out using exercises like rounds, dyads, or sentence completions.

Answer to Question 2

d