{"id":30583,"date":"2024-07-31T04:22:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T04:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/creating-a-session-plan-for-divorce-processing-group-for-members-of-the-lgbtq-community\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T04:22:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T04:22:18","slug":"creating-a-session-plan-for-divorce-processing-group-for-members-of-the-lgbtq-community","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/creating-a-session-plan-for-divorce-processing-group-for-members-of-the-lgbtq-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a session plan for divorce processing group for members of the LGBTQ+ community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">General divorce related issues&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">LGBTQ+ specific issues<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Additional emotional weight due to the struggle for marriage equality. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u201cFailure\u201d at marriage after gaining legal access to be married. Meaning of marriage for queer folks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Legal and parental challenges&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Existing support: limited to online peer support groups, individual LGBTQ+ affirming therapy if accessible (a few sentences) AND\/OR Divorce Support Interventions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Recap of needs of LGBTQ+ divorced folks&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Approach:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> Narrative Therapy <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">(?),<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> 6 Stages of Grief <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">(?), and Motivational Interviewing (?)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Narrative therapy emphasizes client autonomy and resilience. It focuses on meaning making, the client as expert, and deconstructing dominant cultural discourses\/socially constructed beliefs that influence the issue&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">I already have three which is opening forming, Moving forward with interpersonal relationship, and closing. I need 4 more ideas one of them has to be about&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; cursor: auto;\">parental challenges (e.g., custody issues). Create an outline of the Group therapy work that will be done for each session.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Opening, forming&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u201cWere you the one to suggest divorce?\u201d I statement<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 11pt; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: Poppins, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, &quot;Noto Sans&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;;\">Moving forward with interpersonal relationships<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">WHat is a successful relationship?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">forming new relationships, exploring intimacy and commitment&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Closing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">APPROACH<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Group Goals:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Building a community of shared experience<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explore experiences related to the divorce process<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explore internalized oppression<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">7- 10 members, 1 facilitator<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1 \u00bd hours per week<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Divorce completed or in process (legal)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In-person<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Semi-structured<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Safe, affirming container to seek and receive support<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General divorce related issues&nbsp; LGBTQ+ specific issues Additional emotional weight due to the struggle for marriage equality. \u201cFailure\u201d at marriage after gaining legal access to be married. 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