Part 1: Identifying Your Personal Theory You should read the two examples (i.e.

Part 1:
Identifying Your Personal Theory
You should read the two examples (i.e., life experience, life lesson, and application to counseling theory) and then follow the directions. This exercise has case scenario and self-reflection components. The self-reflection component asks you to describe a life experience, the life lesson and then apply a theory.
Part2:
Group formation:
Think of a population or issue that you would like to develop a group for, and select three questions from below.
3. What kind of screening methods would you use in forming your group?
4. What characteristics would people need to have to be included? What is the rationale?
5. What importance would you place on preparation and orientation of the members of the group? What would you most want to convey in this orientation process?