ABSTRACT

This easy-to-use manual is recommended for leaders of all types of groups - discussion groups, peer support, organizations, and workplace teams. You'll find discussion of the different types of groups, leadership styles and roles. Worksheets help you figure out your preferred leadership style, along with facilitation tools, sample group agreements, online netiquette information, and numerous modifiable written forms for starting and maintaining effective groups. Practical advice and worksheets help you design your group, select potential members, and understand common group challenges. These valuable tools will take you from defining your group's mission to helping your group thrive.

chapter One|20 pages

The World of Groups

chapter Two|12 pages

Interest Groups

chapter Three|8 pages

Self-Help Groups

chapter Five|20 pages

How to Plan a Group: The Nuts and Bolts

chapter Seven|6 pages

Sample Screening Forms

chapter Eight|12 pages

Group/Life History Questionnaire

chapter Nine|40 pages

Group Guidelines/Group Agreements

chapter Ten|26 pages

Sample Online Group Agreements

chapter Eleven|6 pages

Marketing Your Group

chapter Twelve|22 pages

Challenges

chapter Thirteen|4 pages

Saying Goodbye Matters

chapter Fourteen|2 pages

Closing