When you answer these questions please show me which are questions three and four.

3 Clarifying Goals. You are interested in helping members formulate personal goals early in the course of the group. As you listen to several members say what they want from the group, you are struck with how vague and global most of their goals are. Some of the statements you hear are: "I'd like to get out of my head and more in touch with my feelings." "What I need to learn is how to communicate better." "I'd like to understand myself better." "People tell me that I'm too nice. I suppose I should work on assertiveness." "I'm in the group because I want feedback." "I'm confused and I need answers. I hope I'll find them in here."

Take each of the above statements and show how you might respond to each person. What are some ways you could help the members become more specific? What are some questions you might ask them?

4 Seeing Group Members Individually. After a few meetings, Brenda calls you and requests a private session. When you ask her why she wants an individual session, she tells you she is having trouble trusting most of the members, and that is keeping her from participating. You suggest that she bring this matter up first in the group, and she tells you that she simply is not ready to take this risk. Would you be willing to see Brenda individually? Why or why not? What are some possible advantages of seeing her for one session? What are the disadvantages? If she agreed to bring up her lack of trust in the next group session, what interventions might you make? How would you assist her and the other members to deal with this trust issue?