ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION No amount of planning and prepreparation will eliminate all problems, especially those provided by members. Most participants will not know good group membership behavior and skills. They will act in the group as they act in other situations. Some will view the group as another social event, others will recall their school days and act as they think you should in class, some will let current events influence their behavior, and some will have emotional intensity that makes it difficult for them to respond positively or appropriately to a new situation. A group leader has to psychologically and emotionally be prepared to deal with all of these circumstances.
