Pathways to Indigenous Education for Tribal College Faculty Day 1

Dr. Curtis Peterson walks through how facilitators should prepare before the first group meeting, covering purpose, format, membership criteria, consistency, and evaluation. He emphasizes planning the opening, middle, and closing of sessions and tailoring group design to expected outcomes. The epi…

This episode explains the purpose of screening prospective group members, how facilitators' subconscious biases can shape who joins, and how to support anxious participants. It also outlines the five stages of group development—forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning—and how turnove…

Dr. Curtis Peterson explains the "storming" phase of group development, where conflict uncovers needs for power, trust, space, and expectations. He emphasizes that storming signals progress as group members challenge roles and build genuine connections. The episode gives practical facilitator stra…

Dr. Curtis Peterson explains the norming phase of group therapy, highlighting healthy signs like trust, shared language, and member-to-member work while warning about pitfalls such as premature harmony, unspoken dissent, and status pressure. He also covers how mature groups perform, prepare member…