Google DOC...

I am not sure what happend to my google doc here, in my home, i try to edit the google doc and office too, but i found a typical error.
nvm, there will be other's alternative to complete this task

searching online, while my client did not came for appoinment, happendly to see this Quote... i like this : "Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. - Jawaharlal Nehru"

http://wilderdom.com/games/
this is a good website, a lot of game and step how to do it. there is clear description on what to do and how to do it. it's great.

i am still working on google docs.. hopefully will fixed it...
Dear , Melinda and other's, sorry for the inconvenient cause.
and Phaik Nee, take care of yourself, no worry for the moment

have to rush.... .... client is coming...
i believe we still can cope this mission and came out with a good 1

25.9.09: ALS Member's #2 Online Discussion

Knowing that this is not an easy task to do, but i believe that with the strenght of our ALS members, i think we will break through! In the early stage of discussion, all of us try to brainstorm what kind of group can do? after online supervision with Alex, and sharing of my template work (my planning on what do i want to run), as Alex guide us on the supervision session, it's give me some new thougt.

i think i am a easy going person, and not really count too much. if i a able to do, i will try to do, and achieve the target. i will make sure the goal will be able to achieve.

somehow, i know i am quite lazy.. .... hehe.. not all things done with my plans...
so, this round, together with pris, melinda, seok binn and cheng, we able to come out with commitment, what we want to do. which is good! at least, we will able to focused on the direction on what can be done!

Journey with CPPD'09 is not an easy task, always hear Pris say this when she is talk about previous CPPD... hai~ but i think this is really a good start and enjoy moment for myself, at least gain some experience with new training and development in myself.

wishing we will able make ontime :)

everybody, keep ur hardwork....
and x10, keep ur hardwork too.....

23.09.09： 1st online group supervision

THOUGHT
it's bring me to another level to think of
the preliminary screening process

it's something i had not been take into count, and i admit is a weaknesses that need to be improve. this is very significant problem there, but how can i intervene into that level of their "family business"?? i guess, what i can do is trying to invite them for a workshop, for the "family members" in the HOME to know and understand about what is "counselling" and "group -work" it is truely are.

it is beyond me to do any intervention on the management part, but i am really concern of the small boys and girls who stayed inside the HOME. just as pris and others' ALS members concern about.... ....

sharing my Group Work plan

yes, finally i had shared my group work plan with my ALS memebrs, and also with Alex
i am not sure whether they understand of my writing, because i am kind of lazy to translate my work from Bahasa to English again...
it's kill my time.

for the work with children from the HOME, i felt a bit sorry, as the children is in difficult situation. After i talk with my superior, she is thinking to teach the management level, the staff at The Home some basic counselling skill, and also the counselling concept.

there is a needs for the clarification.
i will see how can worked it out

in the google doc, i also try to outline the other issues, which i think is quite popular,
the stress and the depression in adolescent. it's a issues that we need to take into consideration as growing up, trnasition in life is difficult.

these few days , i received many cases about the relationship, family conflict, husband-wife affairs, issues with children, relationship on intimacy, sexual intercourse underage.... the challenge seems like coming at the same time.

sometimes, i felt a bit "nervous" to receive them, as i know i habe fear, and doubt of whether i can HELP the client. but based on the principle, and ethics i hold, if i felt i can't handle, i will try to refer them to counsellor i felt maybe able to help them.

hopefully, cheng and pris will get well soon, and we can on discussion to decide what group we need to run for...
phaik nee, melinda and seok binn not yet decide the topic, they decide to postpone the discussion untill 21.9.09.

hmm.... will do some reading again......

090909: 1st online discussion

yeah... yesterday 7.30pm till 11.30 pm, i was on SKYPE, discusssion about what kind of group that we want to run? deep down inside my heart, i know, for the ALS members, we need to be clear about the purpose of the group, as the purpose will be the most imortant group leadership concept to be learned.

Purpose refers to WHY the group is meeting and what the goals and objective are. when we fully understand the purpose of the group, it is easier for us, the ALS members to decide such things as group size, membership, sesion length, and number of sessions. i think it is very important as purpose will serve the map for group leader (the ALS members) who run the project.

from this purpose, we will able to get in to answer Alex questions (well, this is my thought )
Alex:

- your chosen target group, the aims and objectives of such an initiative, its intended outcomes and a detailed plan of how your group intend to implement such an initiative.

- The plan will contain your groups rationale in making a case for the chosen target group,
*your resource requirement in terms of venue, equipment, materials etc,

*the criteria of group membership selection, the size, gender mix, age range of the group membership,

*your decision on whether it will be a ‘closed’ or ‘open’ group, the number of sessions,

*marketing strategy of who, where and how you will be recruiting for the groupwork project,

*the duration of each session,

*roles of co-facilitators, the consent forms,

*what assessment methods or tools will be employed and how will you be assessing and evaluating the individuals,

*the group as a whole and the creative medium employed, all the sessions planned (use the documentation framework provided) to include session aims, session objectives, planned activities for Warm-up, Main Development and Closure, highlighting the intended objectives it will meet in each chosen activity that is planned, the group ‘ground rules’ that will be negotiated that will potentially facilitate and enhance the group development and group process.

we start to brainstorming all the possibility/relevant group
- Juvenile deliquency group/bahavioral problem/beyond control
- Relationship problem/ Love affairs/ Frienship-interpersonal skill - social skill
- poor mental health/on medication psychiatric drugs~ Depression/stress/anger
- Psychological/worried/loneliness
- under-age pregnancy support group/
- Sexuality/ sexual education/ Sexual harrassment
- rape client - trauma
- substance abuse/ alcohol, drugs, internet addiction ...etc
- academic/motivation/
- single parents family youth/ divource
- adolescent in HOME
- HIV/AIDS support group
- Special needs group?? or,
- Parenting group???

haha.. the ALS members still on way to think/figure out, what's the group was. This is tough, as many of us not really work in group. for myself, sometimes i will run activities for youth on camp basis, and currently there is a HOME sending their children to me. The reason they send the children to my organization is because the management level think that the children is having problem. To me i am in a bit difficult situation, as my management level agree to receive their refferal, so, i just seeing 3 chidlren in small group. the HOME are planning to send another group of children to me again, which is 11 and 12 years old. this is really make me confuse. but i just tell the HOME, it's fine with me for another group.

NOW, i think, its time for me to think of the redundant issues, as i know there is a ladies running a program, play group for these young children? are they in same place or they are in different group? thinking of the code of ethics, this is not right for the children to be in 2 groups. though the way we r handling is different, our intention is expression of the children emotions, for better development; but yet, there is some limitation i need to solve....

will talk again with the HOME and my management as well...

this is 1st time encounter with such a "unexpected"... ...

any way, our ALS members had come out with some ideas... will meet again 17.9.2009 , and the time wait to be decide

Mission: Operation Young Ones

hmm.. after a while, finally received the mission from our co-ordinator... deep in side my heart, know this round, the ALS members will need to work together as team, to achieve it. hope it will be in time.

Mission Code Name: Operation Young Ones

The scenario
You are group of Creative Arts Therapy Groupworkers that has been invited by the Department of Social, Family and Welfare Services to submit a proposal for project utlising creative arts therapeutic groups that will address the emotional, social and psychological needs of adolescents confronted by the challenges of modern society. The department recognises that there are potentially a number of vulnerable youths in various sections of the society that could benefit from what you could offer in providing them with the opportunity of developing their personal resources in managing such demands and complexities. The state will award a sum of monies to successful bids to spearhead such initiatives as part of its national mental health campaign for young adults.

Your proposal will contain an outline of your chosen target group, the aims and objectives of such an initiative, its intended outcomes and a detailed plan of how your group intend to implement such an initiative. The plan will contain your groups rationale in making a case for the chosen target group, your resource requirement in terms of venue, equipment, materials etc, the criteria of group membership selection, the size, gender mix, age range of the group membership, your decision on whether it will be a ‘closed’ or ‘open’ group, the number of sessions, marketing strategy of who, where and how you will be recruiting for the groupwork project, the duration of each session, roles of co-facilitators, the consent forms, what assessment methods or tools will be employed and how will you be assessing and evaluating the individuals, the group as a whole and the creative medium employed, all the sessions planned (use the documentation framework provided) to include session aims, session objectives, planned activities for Warm-up, Main Development and Closure, highlighting the intended objectives it will meet in each chosen activity that is planned, the group ‘ground rules’ that will be negotiated that will potentially facilitate and enhance the group development and group process.

You will deem to have accomplished your mission when your group has
Produce a proposal with a detailed plan of how you intend to deliver your creative groupwork to the chosen target group of adolescents. You are invited to submit your proposal using a mix media presentation of your choice to the chair of the panel. There will be Q & A session after the presentation to assess its coherency and viability. Some areas for the detailed plan need to provide evidence in relation to the possible areas below

• Is the rationale for the decisions as to the chosen target group well articulated?
• Is the decision for the size, mix, duration, etc supported by well-reasoned arguments?
• Are the aims, objectives realistic for the duration planned and specific enough to be able to observe or measure meaningfully?
• Does the session aims take into account of the group development needs?
• Are the warm-up, main development and closure activities related to the aims it hoped to achieve and is there a progressive and relevant link between the three developmental phases of warm-up, main activity and closure within the session itself?
• Are provisions made to possible cultural, social, developmental, emotional and cognitive uniqueness specific to the group and its participants?
• A flyer or leaflet for the group with details of what it is, and its associated information.
  

The deadline for this mission is 14th October 2009.
Good luck!

PS: Document your process, the learning gained through self-reflections in your blogs as you undertake this mission.

2.9.09: 1st online tutorial TUOG

again, we start a new journey here, with Tan Sri datuk Alex Chew ^.^
yeah, it is so fast that we received the mission impossible from Alex himself
before this, i was running a group for youth (all chinese, aged between 16-20), with referal, and some of them was bound with court order.
currently, there are some children being refered by a home, what i am not satisfy is, they refer the children just like that. what i can do is just received, accept, and see how is the children. as this is formal request.... .....

so, currently i am doing a small group with 3 of the children from this particular children home
is on 8 session (2 months) meeting weekly. and i am using the growth group method of condut, is a semi structure session (talk + activity), after each activity, will have a sharing and learning, more on psychoeducation setting

when alex asked, what is my group criteria? i guess, he is asking about the demographic factor, the selection process.... and he is interested to know my planning. will make some time to draw the outline and post it online

for myself, i just finished a group work, 3 days 2 night. it's really challenging, and i do learn a lot. and, i found that working with mixed group and solo group (only chinese) really make a lot of different! when the online tutorial on, i asked pris, how does she feel with this "deng Lan" group?

well, i was just thinking, how can i integrate what i have learned at CPPD to apply in this small group that i am runing?How can SWP and Therapeutic story be incorporated through the activities planned for the group. i found that story is really a good method to grasp the attention of children. creating my own story, or start to collect the story will be my job then, and with the story telling, it is really easy to convey my message for the client i worked with.
must get myself more competence in order to tell a story

this round
the mission is about to set up a proposal, with justification, rational and the planning activity, what make ALS members choose the particular activity and so on... need to submit 14 Oct 2009. it's going to be fast.

alex also want us to come out with 3 examples, or difficulties when running with the group.
ya... i need to start my work again...
got to find a day to close up my story, and my show...