Abdul’s Activity As a new elementary school counselor, Abdul thought he should use group work as a way of delivering services to the children he served. Unsure about what concerns were of highest...

Abdul’s Activity

As a new elementary school counselor, Abdul thought he should use group work as a way of delivering services to the children he served. Unsure about what concerns were of highest value, he developed a needs survey and had the children fill it out. The response rate was good, but the results were troubling, because the children had listed a lot of concerns about computer games and some very shallow ways of relating to one another. Abdul decided he needed more input and formed two groups of advisors: a teachers’ group and a parent group. After meeting with both, he found they each had different opinions about what he should do.

Questions

What do you think Abdul did well? What do you think he could have done better? If you were Abdul, what would you do now?