Group leader skill | Purpose | Examples and methods |
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Validate | Strengthen parents’ confidence in their own ability. | Encourage parents’ work with the ABC: "It sounds like you had a breakthrough moment with ABCD although the time was short, wonderful!" |
Be a model for the parents. | Treat parents emphatically: "It sounds like you’ve had a rough week, no wonder you feel tired." | |
Create a permissive atmosphere so that parents dare raise difficulties. | Encourage parents’ responses and contributions. | |
Activate | Increase participation. | Return questions: |
Maintain the interest of the parents. | 1. What are your thoughts about this? | |
2. Does anybody else have any comments? | ||
Encourage activity of the parents when this is desirable. | Wait for the parents’ response. Give them time to think of discussion questions. | |
Ensure that everyone gets the same opportunity to talk | Let the parents discuss in small groups. | |
Structure | Increase clarity. | Start and end the meeting on time. |
Stick to the content of the material and bring the discussion back to the theme. | Write the agenda on the board or flip chart. | |
Go through the hits according to group leader material. | ||
Cancel discussions that drift from the subject and return to contents by thanking for the comments, summarizing and moving on. | ||
Talk in behavioral terms: “What does Karin do when she is angry?”, “What do you do?” |