New Psychotherapeutic Group Pre-group Issues

Type of group: Describe the practical elements of your group (closed or open, homogeneous or
heterogeneous, size, meeting place, frequency and length, short term or long term, and so on). Explain why
your selections are appropriate to your specific group.
Describe the practical elements of your group : It will be Homogenous groups
for short term support group
once a week for 8 weeks
group of 8-10 women
Explain why your selections are appropriate to your specific group. Please explain why grief support is
appropriate for women who had miscarriage
Topic or theme of the group: Grief group after miscarriage
Target population and age of participants: women who experienced miscarriage. Target age population is 20-40
years old
How and why this group is relevant to your identified population
Dates and times of group meetings for eight sessions: Every Sunday every 2: 00 PM
Qualifications for the group leader, including educational level, licensure, certification, and so on: please create
a profile of an eligible counselor of a grief support group
How and where the group will be advertised/announced. Indicate how you will identify, attract, and get
members for your group. How is your means of announcing the group key to identifying and recruiting group
members?
How participants will be selected and interviewed. Identify criteria to screen participants, including drafting a
screening sheet to be used by the group leader. Why is this type of screening appropriate for your group?