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 Posted - 02/14/2010 : 12:18:11
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Often, in any group, one person will talk much more than another. Thus other group members might not get a chance to talk.
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At a weekly small group meeting, should (electronically) the group moderator ensure that all members be given equal time to talk (using their voice). (Of course, members would have unlimited time to text their comments during the small group meeting.) |
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 12:25:31
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Should the primary purpose of our weekly small group meetings be strictly focused on recovery from mental illness? |
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 12:32:18
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In order to prevent painful conflict within our groups, should our small groups adopt the rule that each member is entitled to their own opinion and can not be personally attacked for holding that opinion. Other group members may express differing opinions, but they can not personally attack those who do not agree with them. |
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 12:38:21
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Should our weekly small group meetings be:
A = Open to every MyTherapy registered member
B = Closed (i.e., by invitation only)
C = Both (some groups being open, other groups being closed) |
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 12:56:49
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Before each weekly meeting, should the group moderator post a discussion topic (with/without handouts on that topic)?
In that way, during the weekly meeting, members could chose to either talk about the assigned discussion topic, or discuss something else (relevant to their recovery). |
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 13:02:31
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Should the "Ignore User" option also be applied to our weekly small group meetings? |
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 13:13:04
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If someone applies for membership in a small group, but there is an "Ignore User" conflict with someone in that group, should this membership application be denied?
(We could electronically redirect the new member to another small group to join. Thus the new member would not know that their application for small group membership was denied. In this way, a person would not join a small group if it would cause an "Ignore User" conflict.) |
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 13:15:27
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Should a new member have to post a few times in our community before they are allowed to enter a weekly small group meeting?
(In this way, we can get to know the new member before allowing them to join a new small group.) |
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 16:51:32
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In order to protect our member's anonymity and confidentiality, should our weekly small groups remain hidden from view of other people on the internet? |
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 17:24:45
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At the end of every weekly small group meeting, should the group members privately rate the meeting (using our usual "gratitude" icons)?
(These ratings would only be seen by our administrative staff. In this way, our administrative staff could be notified if there was a problem developing within a weekly group. Likewise, these "gratitude scores" could help our administrative staff identify exceptionally good small groups [whose success would teach us how to run better groups]).
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 18:47:36
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Should everyone in a weekly small group meeting be expected to have a mentor?
(A mentor is someone who the group member can contact between weekly small group meetings for ongoing support, experience, and hope. Usually a mentor is someone older than the group member, who has more time in recovery from their illness. The experience in Alcoholics Anonymous is that having an individual mentor/sponsor is very beneficial.)
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 19:05:35
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Should some weekly small group meetings be "step meetings" wherein, over a few weeks, members discuss step-by-step how to recover from their illness?
Thus, as in Alcoholics Anonymous, individuals might simultaneously attend two types of small group meetings:
- A "home group" which they may attend for months or years (that would focus on support, hope and sharing of experience).
- A "step group" which they may attend for a few weeks (that would focus on the specific steps in recovery from their illness).
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 19:21:54
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Some self-help groups (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous) are spiritual, and believe that recovery is only possible if we "turn our will and our lives over to the care of God".
Other self-help groups are not spiritual, and believe that recovery does not require turning our will and our lives over to the care of God.
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Should our weekly small groups be spiritual and stress recovery involves turning our lives over to God? |
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Posted - 02/14/2010 : 19:43:26
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Some self-help groups (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous) stress making "a searching and fearless inventory of ourselves" and admitting "to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs".
Other self-help groups do not stress making such an inventory.
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Should our weekly small groups stress the importance of regularly keeping an inventory of our social behaviors and admitting to another person (e.g., a mentor) when this behavior is dysfunctional? |
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