Chapter 3 Setting Up Groups When students bring up problems that occur in groups, these often relate to the way the group has been set up initially. For that reason, Chapter 3 discusses the planning of groups. Some essential elements, such as types of groups, theoretical orientations, and curricula, have already been discussed in Chapter 2. This chapter will cover other important aspects of planning. Group leadership Group size Recruitment and screening for appropriate group composition Open-ended versus closed-ended groups Group duration Group setting Putting it all together