This week, we learned about the stages of group development and the stages that groups seem to go through when accepting a new member (anticipation, encounter, and adjustment). In your reflection this week, you will apply this material to your personal or professional life. To begin, consider a time that a personal or professional group you belong(ed) to admitted a new member. Then write a reflection in which you address the following in your own words:

• Briefly summarize the experience when a new member joined your group. Detail how others within your group reacted, how the new member behaved, and how the new member was received/welcomed by the group.
• Explain how the stages of anticipation, encounter, and adjustment could be seen in the situation you are thinking of. Provide specific examples of what occurred during each stage.
• Finally, indicate and describe whether you think there are stages missing from the model we reviewed in lecture or whether some of the stages are unnecessary. Justify your rationale.