In this final paper, you will develop a plan for a group that you would like to lead at some point, or have led within the past six months.

In this final paper, you will develop a plan for a group that you would like to lead at some point, or have led within the past six months. This plan should be written as though you were preparing to present it to your field instructor, administrator, or work unit to enlist their approval. Your paper should be 8 pages in length, typed, and double-spaced in 12-point font.

Describe the following elements and the rationale for your decisions based on theoretical or empirical grounds:

• Overall group purpose.
• Group work model to be used, and rationale for using this group model with this population.
• Ethical considerations.
• Strategies for recruitment of members.
• In the case of an actual group that you led, brief description of agency and how group fits in with agency mission.
• Selection criteria for members, including rationale for homogenous or heterogeneous group.
• Group size.
• Open or closed membership.
• Specific techniques, curricula, or other interventions or activities that you will use with this group, including methods of addressing cross-cultural issues. (The more specific examples that you give for what you would actually do in the sessions, the better.) This is the most important section of the paper.
• Frequency and duration of meetings.
• Possible fees and/or costs to agency.
• Identify methods of evaluating the effectiveness of a group in helping members to achieve their goals.
• Cite 4 different relevant references in your paper. You may use references that you used in your earlier Annotated Bibliography.