Deck 9: Final Stage of a Group

Question 1

According to many experts including Mangione, Forti and Iacuzzi 2007), the Final Stage of a group is the most crucial. Which statement is correct?

A) It depends on the group
B) It depends on the participants
C) This is always true
D) This is not true

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A specific point that should be explored during the termination process is how the counselee has translated ___________ into ______________.

A) Pain/confusion/frustration/anger/etc./growth
B) Abstract/concrete
C) Insight/action
D) Feedback/knowledge

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Homework can be used as an effective tool in:

A) All stages up to, but not including, the Final Stage
B) All stages from the Working Stage on
C) All stages
D) All stages except for the Initial Stage

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A group member complains about the termination process. He threatens legal action. The safety net is having explained the termination process:

A) During screening
B) During informed consent
C) During the first meeting
D) Verbally during orientation

Question 5

Which of the following emotional reactions do Rutan et al. 2007) not point to as brought about by a group termination?

A) Mortality
B) Abandonment
C) Hopefulness
D) Resentment

Question 6

Which option answers the following statement most completely and correctly: ASGW 2008) "Best Practice Guidelines" encourage leaders to process the workings of the group with:

A) Themselves if co-leaders exist), group members and supervisors
B) Themselves if co-leaders exist), group members, supervisors, other colleagues and significant others if done with confidentiality
C) Themselves if co-leaders exist), group members and significant others if done with confidentiality
D) Themselves if co-leaders exist), group members, supervisors and/or other colleagues.

Question 7

Co-leaders of a group weigh whether or not to meet and critique their performance, styles, etc. Nancy, one of the co-leaders, has just accepted a position in another state. This will be her last day. The co-leaders should:

A) Meet; this is consistent with the ASGW "Best Practice Guidelines"
B) Not meet; the group has ended, and it's all "water under the bridge"
C) Not meet, as conflicts might arise that can't be resolved before the two part ways for good
D) Meet, however, only in the presence of a supervisor

Question 8

A recommended tool used for successfully terminated group members is _____________ that they should read at a certain point after termination one year; two years, etc.)

A) Their initial intake form
B) A letter to themselves
C) A letter written but not sent) to the group leader
D) A "here-and-now" poem

Question 9

Some experts believe that the process of termination begins as early as:

A) The Initial Stage of a group
B) The first day of a group
C) The Transition Stage of a Group
D) The beginning of the group's Final Stage

Question 10

In one survey, more than 60 percent of group leaders reported difficulties in the ending process attributed to _______________.

A) Depression in their personal lives
B) Separation or divorce in their own lives
C) Events in their personal lives
D) Transference and countertransference issues

Question 11

An unresolved conflict appears during the final session of a closed group. Which statement is correct?

A) This is not unexpected
B) This is a sign that the group was prepared to terminate prematurely
C) This is a sign of ineffectiveness on the part of the leader
D) This is a sign that those involved in the conflict should be referred to other groups in order to "finish their business"

Question 12

A Closed Group is:

A) One that has finished its work and stopped meeting
B) One that has ceased meeting because of inabilities in meeting goals
C) One that accepts only certain members such as court-mandated counselees, etc.
D) One that contains the same members throughout

Question 13

Yoshi, a counselee in an incest-survivors group, presents the group leader with a kimono during the final session. All of the following, according to experts, should factor into the decision of the leader as to whether to accept the gift or not, except for:

A) Cultural factors
B) The intention of the gift-giver
C) The "gift" policy of the counselor
D) Laws on gift-giving and receiving

Question 14

"How might your life have been different had you not become a member of this group?" This question is:

A) Likely to increase insight
B) Likely to cause anxiety
C) Likely to open a "Pandora's Box" of unresolved conflicts
D) Not recommended Yalom, 2009)

Question 15

The most critical benefit that a member can take away from a group is his or her new:

A) Coping
B) Learning
C) Methods of communicating
D) Problem-solving abilities

Question 16

Svetlana is in the end stage of her group. The leader asks her to visualize how she will react in a situation two years from now. This technique, "future projection," is most commonly used in the context of:

A) Gestalt Therapy
B) Psychodrama
C) Client-Centered Therapy
D) Behavioral Therapy

Question 17

Shapiro and Ginzberg 2002) describe a member who has been successfully terminated from a group as having received a:

A) Gift
B) New lease on life
C) Mandate
D) Toolbox

Question 18

At the successful termination of a group member from his or her group, the practitioner should consider the appropriateness of providing the member with a:

A) Kiss
B) List of contact details of other members
C) Referral
D) Phone number or email address to "keep in touch"

Question 19

Post-group follow-up sessions are:

A) Recommended by the American Psychological Association's "Best Practice Guidelines"
B) Not recommended by many experts as they are considered a "support crutch"
C) Not recommended by many experts, as new issues can arise
D) Able to reduce the need for risk-taking as a result of the passage of time

Question 20

In which type of group do members need to prepare for individual goodbyes, as not all members leave at the same time?

A) Psycho-educational group
B) Open group
C) Closed group
D) Court-mandated group