Family Trauma Case Study

The population I would like to work with in a group setting are children and families who have experienced trauma. This includes complex family trauma and multiple traumas related to urban poverty. Families gather for a family meal, a family activity, and breakout groups based on age(s) of the youth. The activities are engaging, and the families walk away knowing more about the impact of trauma and forming a more cohesive bond. This would be a closed group consisting of 8-10 families and the group would run in 10 week sessions meeting once a week on Tuesday's from 5:30pm-7:30pm. A combination of a self-help group, support group, and therapy group this group would function to support one another, provide ideas for one another, is led by a facilitator and group members, members share their experiences of trauma, and have the goal of changing behaviors and thinking (Kirst-Ashman & Hull 2015).
To be acceptable to a wide variety of families, this group will present skills, processes, and structure while being content-neutral. Specific
As the leader of the group I have multiple roles and I have to ensure the group has the necessary resources, I need to provide the group with new information, guide the way for the group, and be able to dissolve conflict (Kirst-Ashman & Hull 2015). Prior to the start of this group I would need to find local trainings and other course to educate myself and my colleagues who will be assisting with the group. As the organizer of the group my job may start out as leader however Kirst-Ashman and Hull (2015) states “worker may begin as a director, expert, or leader, depending upon the needs of the group, but probably will become more of a facilitator as the group progresses” (p.101). One of the objectives for the group would be to see the group members become more of the leaders and I am just there as a