ABSTRACT
The session is designed to raise the group members’ awareness of how close relationships function and to explore what will be expected from individuals when they form them. As a group facilitator need to give thought to the fact that group members may be in same-sex relationships, good relationships, bad relationships and the process of ending a relationship or have ended a relationship. Care needs to be taken during the session that it is not dominated by anyone person’s difficulties. if a sensitive issue is touched upon, time can be taken out of the group or an impromptu group break arranged to get things back to normal. Ask group members to say what it feels like when a close relationship comes to an end. Write the key words up on a flip-chart or white-board. When a comprehensive list has been completed, explain that the feelings are normal and natural, and discuss with the group ways to deal with them.
