Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Rounds and Dyads ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Chapter A round is an activity where every member is asked to respond to some stimulus posed by the leader o The value of rounds cannot be over-emphasized Rounds get members focused and engaged o Rounds can be beneficial during all phases of a group session Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc o ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved ROUNDS – Helps the leader to get a “read” on your members Here/Getting Here/Not Here round as a way to start your groups – Helps get members focused – Helps leader to get a sense of where members are Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Yes/No round regarding if you have something to say or something you’d like discussed ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Designated Word or Phrase Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Use 1-10 scale – Rate your week – Rate your life, relationship, job – Rate some issue or concern (e.g anger, jealousy, guilt, liking of school, liking one’s body – Rate how much you know about a certain topic ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Designated Number Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc “In a word or phrase, how was your week?” “In a word or phrase, what did you think of the article?” “In a word or phrase, what did you learn from the activity?” “What is your reaction to the proposal— in a word or phrase?” ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Word or Phrase “I’d like to hear briefly from each of you about Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Longer than a word or phrase but, does limit how much a member can say— leader indicates that he or she is going to get comments from everyone An example would be: ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Comment Round Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Build comfort and trust Get members focused Gather information and locate energy Shift the focus to involve all members Draw out quiet members Deepen the intensity Process exercises Summarize ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Rounds Are Good To: – – Not with a difficult, resistant member Start so that you can end on a certain member (often one you want to draw out) Don’t stay too long with members who are hesitant Processing Rounds – Ask questions based on the information gathered from the round – Don’t rounds just to fill up time Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Where to start the round ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Additional Comments About Rounds Dyads serve as a way to vary the format and a way to get members talking to at least one other member Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc A good group activity is to put members in dyads (twos) or triads (threes) to discuss a topic or issue ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Dyads Processing information and group exercises Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Developing Comfort Warming up members and building energy ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Uses of Dyads Providing leader/member interaction leader can pair up with a member for a specific purpose, such as providing encouragement, dealing with resistance Finishing a topic Getting certain members together for a specific purpose, such as common issues Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc continued ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Uses of Dyads Changing the format Providing time for the leader to think, add to, or change a plan, consider strategies for helping specific members, etc Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc continued ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Uses of Dyads Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Member’s Choice Leader’s Choice – By seating – By leader picking the pairs ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Pairing Members for Dyads Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Pay attention to the time in dyads Usually 3-5 minutes Make sure members stay on task The leader’s role in dyads – Join one – Pair self with one other member – Listen to all the dyads Using triads instead of dyads ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Additional Thoughts Disadvantages – Quiet person can remain quiet Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Advantages—good for educational groups – More viewpoints – If one member is quiet, there will still be talking between the other two ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Triads [...]... Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc continued ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Uses of Dyads Changing the format Providing time for the leader to think, add to, or change a plan, consider strategies for helping specific members, etc Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc continued ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Uses of Dyads Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole,... Cengage Learning All rights reserved Additional Thoughts Disadvantages – Quiet person can remain quiet Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Advantages—good for educational groups – More viewpoints – If one member is quiet, there will still be talking between the other two ©2016 Cengage Learning All rights reserved Triads ... reserved Dyads Processing information and group exercises Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Developing Comfort Warming up members and building energy ©2016 Cengage... Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc Build comfort and trust Get members focused Gather information and locate energy Shift the focus to involve all members Draw out quiet... as a way to vary the format and a way to get members talking to at least one other member Copyright © 2012 Brooks/Cole, a division of Cengage Learning, Inc A good group activity is to put members